The GARMENT MANUFACTURING function directs the manufacture of products for a fashion business. To sustain the sales and distribution plans, this function must interpret the designs and plan their engineering, and convert the raw materials into goods that meet desired specifications, costings and qualities. In so doing, the function requires to conduct itself economically and efficiently. A good production capability ensures that the fashion product is engineered to perfection raising consumer delight and reinforcing product branding. After all, the technical attributes of a product are as much, or even more, valued by the consumer as the aesthetic attributes. Successful Garment Production is all about operating a cutting, sewing and finishing plant and maintaining it ship shape, planning its capacity utilization, running production jobs, ordering raw materials, maintaining inventories of inputs and outputs, effecting high quality standards, and above, all managing a skilled, semi-skilled manpower that makes up almost seventy-five percent of any fashion company’s work force.

The Garment Production professionals possess a flair for fabrics, trims and embellishments, analytical strength to interpret and convert orders into the required engineering and manufacturing processing, a passion for achieving product perfection and quality, strong communication and human resource management abilities, a penchant for technical competencies, respect for quality and the patience to withstand the stresses of the production floor. If these qualities are your marking attributes, then, indeed, you were born to be a Garment Production specialist.

The Post Graduate Diploma in Garment Production will train and imbue you with competencies for such a prospect.

This is an extensive program that provides the students with a firm grounding in Apparel Production.

A unique curriculum design combines both the technical as well as commercial aspects of the apparel business. A fine balance of theory, practice and applied research develops a student into a truly global production professional for the apparel industry.

The programme is modular with core and elective provisions at various stages of the program. The core learning is centred on garment manufacturing technology, operations management, computer aided processes, fabric technology, supply chain management and quality assurance. Additionally, the curriculum exposes the student to lean management, kaizen for the next level of challenge in the industry. Students do also learn entrepreneurship and project management so that they can launch their own business venture in future.