Description
This advanced certificate provides an excellent holistic introduction to the Textile & Apparel Industry. It provides a broad understanding of processes all the way from design, to finished goods, with particular focus on production, sourcing and costing. Participants will gain a basic comprehension of textiles fundamentals, the ability to apprehend the processes for apparel production, gain elementary skills in production drawings, to attain fundamental understanding of quality concepts and practice, apply production tracking skills, and have and enhance their sourcing and costing ability.
Who Should Attend
- New-comers to the industry
- Assistant Merchandisers to Merchandise Managers
- Quality Inspectors to Quality Managers
- Buyer
- Designer
- Laboratory technicians from the apparel manufacturing industry, buying offices, or textile mills.
Course Structure
WSQ advance certificate will be conducted in the form of lectures, discussions, demonstrations, case-studies, practical exercises, role plays and hands-on activities. Participants will complete 6 module as follows –
1 Production Drawing
2. Textiles and Apparel Production and Quality Assurance
- Fabric Specifications & Identification
- Fibres & yarns
- Dyeing, printing & finishing
- History & nature of apparel
- Structure of Textile & Apparel Industry
- Steps in manufacturing
- Production planning/control and cut order planning
- Requirements of production planning
- Markers & marker planning
- Production systems
- Assembly process
- Seams & Stitches
- Application of seams/stitches in garment construction
- Quality Definition,
- Key Quality Concepts & Principles,
- History of Quality Development,
- Identification & Classification of Defects,
- Statistical Sampling,
- Quality Inspection
- Virtual Test Laboratory Tour
- Correct Snaps Application
- Seam Quality Defects
3. Sourcing, Costing and Production Tracking
- Overview of the Global Apparel & Textile Industry
- Top 100 Retailers in USA & Globe
- History & Development of the Textile & Apparel Industry in Singapore
- Fundamentals of Sourcing :Macro & Micro Vendor Evaluation,
- Compliance Audit: Issues related to Human Rights, Environment & Anti-terrorism
- Trade Agreements & Their Impacts
- Claim Negotiation Process
- Negotiation Games & Theory
- Sourcing Tools & Tactics
- Quota and Tariff Identification,
- Review of Quota Utilization Reports,
- ELC (Estimated Landed Cost)
- Freight Computation
- Calculating Retail Mark Up
- Fabric Consumption
- Apparel Costing
- Design to Consumer
- Product Development Process
- Colour Approval Process
- Sample Approval Process
- Merchandiser's Responsibilities
- Production Tracking Tools
4. WSQ Apply Team Work at the workplace
5. WSQ Apply 5 S technique in Manufacturing
6. WSQ Apply Quality Systems
Graduation Requirements
Upon completion of the 6 modules , participants will be awarded the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Fashion & Technology (Textile & Fashion Merchandising & Marketing) provided he/she meets the following requirements:
- 75% attendance rate
- Assessed to be competent in all 6 modules
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Duration
66 hours in 22 evening
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53 hours in 9 full day
Course Schedule
1st Run
12 Jan – 16 April 2010
2nd Run
6 April – 8 July 2010
3rd Run
22 June – 2 September 2010
4th Run
9 Sept – 1 December 2010
Registration
For enrolment, please download and complete the Enrolment Form and email or fax it back to us.
Email: admin@taftc.org
Fax: (65) 6475 3583
Contact Us
please contact us at
2 Leng Kee Road
#02-09 Thye Hong Centre
Singapore 159086
Tel: (65) 6475 9897
Fax: (65) 6475 3583
Contact: Shweta Batra
HP: (65) 81869969
E mail: shweta@taftc.org
Contact: KH Tan
HP: (65) 96484339
E mail: khtan@taftc.org
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