Certificate of Competence Course:

Colour Fastness Testing of Textiles
Course Code : PD-Freehand
Course Duration : 21 Hours  - 3 Days
Date & Time :

16-18 August 07 / 9.00am-6.00pm
Course Fees : Actual Cost SDF Grant Amount to Pay
S$750.00 S$42.00 S$708.00 (SDC Members)
S$900.00 S$42.00 S$858.00 (Non-SDC Members)

*Companies need to log into SDF EasyNet www.sdf.gov.sg to make enrolment with SDF EasyNet for SDF Grant 
A certificate of competence will be awarded to participants who have reached an approved level of competence. They will be judged on their practical performance, results of tests carried out, grading skills, knowledge and applications of standards. All certificates will be issued by the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

Course Description

This course is co-organized by SGS and the Society of Dyers and Colourists to train the attendees in basic colour fastness and stability testing.  

The Society of Dyers & Colourists  (SDC) is the only international professional society specializing in colour in UK. It was founded in 1884, and was granted a Royal Charter of Incorporation in 1963. SDC is the only organization to award Chartered Colourist through organized training and board of examination.

On successful completion of the course the participants will be able to carry out the tests covered without supervision and have a full understanding of the tests, equipment (including calibration), grading, measurement and calculation of results, together with appropriate background information.

The need for such a course was recognized when it was realised within the Society that although fastness testing is highly specified, there are so many variables both in the procedures and the assessment of results, that inter-laboratory correlations are far from satisfactory. The principle objective of the course is to improve international standardization of techniques and assessments in colour fastness testing.

Who Should Attend

All interested parties in Textile and Garment Industry.

Objective

To achieve through training courses, improved international standardisation of techniques and assessment of colour fastness testing.
Failure to achieve repeatable, reliable results may lead to:

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a producer striving to improve fastness which may not be required
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a customer rejecting perfectly acceptable goods

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unnecessary arguments between supplier and customer.

Attendees who attain an appropriate level of expertise will be qualified for the Society’s Certificate of Competence in Colour Fastness Testing, which is valid for one year. The course not only covers an introduction to different International Standards for fastness testing and fabric stability, but also some practical training and demonstration of tests.
SGS will share the latest development and experiences in colour solution during the training.

Subject Content

Session

Specific Topics

1

• Introduction to the British, European and International Standards of colour fastness.
• (Although this basic course covers only the main tests, this introduction will identify the full range of tests available.)
• The principles of colour fastness testing, sampling and specimen preparation and exposure to xenon arc lamp, (BS EN ISO 105-B02)
• Sample preparation for colour fastness to water, perspiration, and washing and fabric stability tests.
• Introduction to, and practical experience of, Test results Assessment.

2

• Colour fastness to Perspiration and Water fastness, including practical experience, (BS EN ISO 105-E01, BS EN ISO 105-E02, BS EN ISO-E04)
• Colour Fastness to Washing and Laundering (BS EN ISO 105-V06) and Colour Fastness to Domestic Laundering: Oxidative Bleach Response (BS1006: UK-TO).
Practical experience of selection of these tests.
•  Testing of the Dimensional Stability of Fabrics to Washing, (BS 6330)
• Colour Fastness to Rubbing (BS EN ISO 105-X12)
• Continuing practice in Test Results Assessments

3

• Print Durability Wash Test (demonstration)
• Sample mounting and assessment (BS EN ISO 20105-A02 and A03)
• Continuing practice in Test Results Assessment
• Concluding discussion, questions, etc.