WOLKITE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING &TECHNOLOGY

GARMENT ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ORIENTATION FOR PRE –ENGINEERING STUDENTS

WKUGarment

Engineering Program

INTRODUCTION

• Garment engineering is a profession that deals with application of scientific and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of GARMENT and APPAREL design, manufacturing, manufacturing process design, products and machinery.

• These include materials selection for garments and apparel, their interactions with machines, product interaction with body, safety and health, waste and pollution control

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• Additionally the professionals are enabled to do garment plant design and layout, garment wet processing design and creating garment/textile products, giving consultancy services and performing research and development activities in the field.

Objective Creating Garment Engineers/Fashion Technologists who can implement latest technology solutions, man advanced equipment and practice modern systems in a team work environment. The ultimate goal is to create Techno-managers, and entrepreneurs who can lead the enterprises towards the strategic goal.

Techno-managers?

Entrepreneurs?

How do we create?

Garment Engineering International standard curriculum,

Well Equipped Laboratories

Up to date machineries and technology

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Ethiopian & foreign Lecturers studied in best Fashion technology Institutes abroad.

New fashionable building of garment engineering is under construction.

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• The profession has certain areas of specialization at global level. In the current Ethiopian context, one could specialize in any one of the following areas:

Product DesignGarment ManufacturingFashion TechnologyGarment Marketing and

Merchandising

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• Depending on the engineering tasks one would undertake or the position one can be hold, by professional garment engineer in an industrial facility as professional titles and/or job specifications like

Designer Production EngineerMaintenance EngineerQuality Engineer

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• management title/job like general manager,technical manageroperation managermaintenance managersales manager, and rendering consultancy services in

the field and research and development activities.

SPECIALIZATIONS OF A GARMENT ENGINEER

• A garment engineer can specialize in the following and other areas:Product Designing ManufacturingGarment management Fashion technologyGarment marketing and Merchandising

POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS OF GARMENT ENGINEER IN ETHIOPIA

The main employers of Garment engineer professionals in Ethiopia at present are:

Garment/Apparel industrial units in the public and private sector

Garment training centers Consultancy housesMinistries and policy making organsHigher education institutions.

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Non-government organizations (NGO)Others like insurance, bank, standard organizations

etc.As it explained from the activities of the above

listed organizations, the Ethiopian Garment engineers would be engaged in diverse jobs, such as:

General Manager and top management positions in Garment/apparel factories and other textile/apparel related enterprises.

Production and maintenance management in garment/apparel industries

Procurement of machinery and equipment Erection of Garment machinery and

equipmentResearch and development related activitiesProject studies preparation and

implementation activities

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Machinery and equipment inspection and assessment.

Policies and standards formulation and enforcement

Marketing and merchandising of apparel goods

Quality control of apparel products

Program Profile

• It is a five-year study program covering 300 ECTS credit points with 24 modules.

International standard curriculumModule ECTS

No. Name Title of the Course

1General Engineering

Skills

Introduction to Engineering SkillsEngineering DrawingWorkshop PracticeIntroduction to Computer and Programming

2General Supportive

Courses

Sophomore EnglishReasoning Skills (Logic)Civics and Ethical EducationIntroduction to Economics

3Communication and

Research Skills

Communication Skills

Research Methodology

4 Applied MathematicsApplied Mathematics I

Applied Mathematics II

5Statistics and Numerical

Methods

Numerical Methods

Introduction to Statistics for Engineers

6 Engineering MechanicsEngineering Mechanics I (Statics)

Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)

No. Name Title of the Course

7Basics of Mechanical Engineering

Machine Drawing

Engineering Materials

Strength of Materials

Engineering Thermodynamics

8 Basics of Electrical Engineering

Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Microprocessor and Instrumentation

9 Fiber Science Textile Fibers

10Textile Production and Processing

Yarn Manufacturing

Woven Fabric Manufacturing

Knitted Fabric Manufacturing

Fabric Structure and Design

Non-woven Technology

Textile Wet Processing

11 Garment Production Processes

Introduction to garment industry

Cutting Technology

Sewing Technology

Garment Finishing Technology

 

No. Name Title of the Course

12 Designing TechniqueApparel Study and Appreciation

Fundamentals of Garment Design

13Garment Production Management

Garment Manufacturing Process

Production Planning and Control

14 Garment ConstructionGarment Construction I

Garment Construction II

15CAD (Computer Aided Design)

CAD in Garment Design

CAD in Pattern Making

CAD in Pattern Grading and Production

Model

16 Pattern MakingPattern Making I

Pattern Making II

Module Course

21Garment Industry Management

Greg 5211Supply Chain Management

Greg 5213Apparel Marketing and Merchandizing

Greg 5215Clothing Economics

and Costing

Greg 5212Entrepreneurship in

Fashion Industry

Greg 5217Organizational

Behavior

22Garment Manufacturing Auxiliaries

Greg 5221

Information

Technology application

in garment Industry

Greg 5223 Garment Accessories

No. Name Title of the Course

23 Elective I Leather Technology

Finance for International Trade

24 Elective II

Leather Garments Manufacturing

Technology

International Garment Trade

25 Elective III

Leather Garment Product Design,

Realization and Documentation

Export-Import Procedure and

Documenation

26Bachelor Thesis

Bachelor Thesis

Garment Engineeri

ng

Be a Garment Engineerthe next generation Techno-Manager &

Entrepreneur who will lead

The Fashion Revolution.

Garment Engineerin

g Leading the fashion Revolution

Thank You !!