WSQ Competency Standards & Codes |
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Calculate Cost of Material and Apparel for Textile & Fashion Industry (TF-MM-402E-1) |
Course Duration |
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Training - 24 Hours - 3 Full Days
Assessment – 4 Hours |
Time |
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9.00 am – 6.00 pm |
Course Fees |
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Actual Cost |
SPUR Funding* |
Amount to Pay |
S$800.00 |
S$720.00 |
S$80.00 |
* 90% SPUR funding applicable for Singaporean and PR |
Skills Redevelopment Program (SRP) – for employees sponsored by organizations. |
Revised Absentee Payroll Funding Rates under SPUR w.e.f. 15 May 2009 |
40 years & above with “A” levels & below
qualifications |
Others |
AP for training during and outside working
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90% of hourly basic salary (capped at $10 per trainee-hour)
$10.00 /hr |
80% of hourly basic salary (capped at $10 per trainee-hour)
S$10.00 /hr |
Certificate Issuance |
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Upon successful completion of this course Trainees will be given WSQ Statement of Attainment (SOA). WSQ certifications are nationally endorsed and recognized by industry partners. |
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Who Should Attend –
- Assistant Merchandisers to Merchandise Managers
- Marketing Executives and Managers
- Product Development Executives and Managers
- Sourcing Executives and Managers
- QA Auditors, QC Inspectors and QA/QC Managers
- Designers
- Buyers
- Production Supervisors and Managers
- Industrial Engineers, Work Study Officers
- Tailors
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Course Description
This training provides occupational knowledge and skills of the various techniques and concepts in material and apparel cost computations that are widely used in the fashion industry. It covers fabric costing, fabric consumption calculation and apparel costing. This fundamental knowledge will enable the entrepreneur, designer, merchandiser or marketing personnel to compute cost based on given sketch or sample. Understanding of the various components costs which enables the designer to estimate the commercial viability of his/her design; the product development executive could apply the various alternatives to fulfill the design/collection; the merchandiser to be a more effective negotiator with the suppliers or manufacturers; marketing personnel to provide quotations on the spot.
This unit is delivered through lectures, demonstrations and hands-on activities. |
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Objectives -
The aims of this subject are:
- Identify the various factors affecting fabric costs based on the industry norms
- Compute estimated fabric consumption based on given specs and sketch without the use of marker based on the industry norms.
- Identify other components that affect apparel costs according to organizational procedure.
- Estimate other additional process cost like embroidery, panel printing and wet processing cost according to organizational procedure.
- Analyze and propose alternatives to reduce apparel costs according to organizational policy and procedure.
- Compute the final apparel costs according to organizational procedure.
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