Overview
The apparel or the clothing industry in the country is a booming one. It is the force behind the popular fashion trends that we get to witness everywhere. A course in fashion and clothing technology is where you get to hone your skills in apparel designing and manufacturing. Popular institutes such as National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) are the leading institutes producing trained manpower for the fashion industry. It's here that the students enrolling for such courses get introduced to the rigours of the fashion world that we get to see in our daily life in televisions and in real life.
Eligibility and course duration
10+2 qualification from a recognized board or university. Additionally, you should have a few years of experience in the apparel industry or a relevant diploma qualification. Candidates are shortlisted for the course based on their marks in 10+2 and personal interview. Those with experience in the apparel industry are given preference.
The duration of this course is 1 year.
More about the course
The certificate courses are all industry oriented and you are trained on various aspects of apparel manufacturing. You are taught about textiles, fabrics, sewing machinery skills, pattern making, draping and so on. You also get to know about merchandising, production planning and control. Garment art and garment construction are the few other things that you get to know about. Other than that you will be into innovating and designing new materials and manufacturing processes. You get to know about the various materials that are used, both man made as well as natural such as nylon, polyester, vinyl, cotton, wool and silk respectively.
Jobs and opportunities
The fashion and the clothing industry provides for rewarding opportunities to those in this sector. There are hundreds of fashion brands and clothing manufacturers that one can get employed with. Many are into designing their own range of fashion wear and also get into big scale production of garments. The export industry too provides for big opportunity in this field as Indian apparels are quite popular in many western countries mainly because of its quality, dirt cheap prices and being trendy to wear. Besides this course, there are various graduate and diploma courses like Bachelor of Design in Fashion, a 4-year program and the 2-year Diploma in Clothing Technology and management that one can undertake. A Certificate Course in Creative Fashion Styling too could be looked into.
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