3. 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
4. Cont…
• 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.
5. 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.
8. Cont…
Ethiopian & foreign Lecturers studied in
best Fashion technology Institutes abroad.
New fashionable building of garment
engineering is under construction.
9. Cont…
• 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 Design
Garment Manufacturing
Fashion Technology
Garment Marketing and
Merchandising
10. Cont…
• 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 Engineer
Maintenance Engineer
Quality Engineer
11. Cont…
• management title/job like
general manager,
technical manager
operation manager
maintenance manager
sales manager, and
rendering consultancy services in
the field and research and
development activities.
12. SPECIALIZATIONS OF A GARMENT
ENGINEER
• A garment engineer can specialize in the
following and other areas:
Product Designing
Manufacturing
Garment management
Fashion technology
Garment marketing and Merchandising
13. 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 houses
Ministries and policy making organs
Higher education institutions.
14. Cont…
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.
15. Production and maintenance management in
garment/apparel industries
Procurement of machinery and equipment
Erection of Garment machinery and
equipment
Research and development related activities
Project studies preparation and
implementation activities
16. Cont…
Machinery and equipment inspection and
assessment.
Policies and standards formulation and
enforcement
Marketing and merchandising of apparel
goods
Quality control of apparel products
17. Program Profile
• It is a five-year study program covering 300
ECTS credit points with 24 modules.
18. International standard curriculum
Module ECTS
No. Name Title of the Course
1 General Engineering Skills
Introduction to Engineering Skills
Engineering Drawing
Workshop Practice
Introduction to Computer and Programming
2 General Supportive Courses
Sophomore English
Reasoning Skills (Logic)
Civics and Ethical Education
Introduction to Economics
3
Communication and
Research Skills
Communication Skills
Research Methodology
4 Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics I
Applied Mathematics II
5
Statistics and Numerical
Methods
Numerical Methods
Introduction to Statistics for Engineers
6 Engineering Mechanics
Engineering Mechanics I (Statics)
Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics)
19. No. Name Title of the Course
7 Basics 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
10 Textile 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
20. No. Name Title of the Course
12 Designing Technique
Apparel Study and Appreciation
Fundamentals of Garment Design
13
Garment Production
Management
Garment Manufacturing Process
Production Planning and Control
14 Garment Construction
Garment Construction I
Garment Construction II
15 CAD (Computer Aided Design)
CAD in Garment Design
CAD in Pattern Making
CAD in Pattern Grading and Production Model
16 Pattern Making
Pattern Making I
Pattern Making II
21. Module Course
21
Garment
Industry
Management
Greg 5211
Supply Chain
Management
Greg 5213
Apparel Marketing and
Merchandizing
Greg 5215
Clothing Economics and
Costing
Greg 5212
Entrepreneurship in
Fashion Industry
Greg 5217 Organizational Behavior
22
Garment
Manufacturing
Auxiliaries
Greg 5221
Information Technology
application in garment
Industry
Greg 5223 Garment Accessories
22. 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
26
Bachelor
Thesis
Bachelor Thesis
23. Industrial
Engineering
Garment
Engineering
Fashion
Design
Entrepreneurship
Business
management
Textile
Marketing &
Merchandising
Computer
Applications
Engineering
Garment
Production
