The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Call to introduce courses in garment manufacturing

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Call to introduce courses in garment manufacturing

Staff Reporter

Meeting stresses need for qualified technologists

CHENNAI : With several companies of the organised sector gaining entry into the textile industry, production of skilled labour, especially in garment technology, has become imperative for quality products.

This was the message conveyed loud and clear by an international conference on garment technology, `Texinova-07, hosted by Jaya Engineering College at Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, last week.

The meeting addressed various aspects of garment manufacturing and trends in garment education.

Ronald Postle, Professor of Textile Physics, University of New South Wales, who inaugurated the conference, said that qualified technologists were needed to ensure production of quality garments. Standardised testing procedures and specifications must be implemented for processing raw materials.

B. K. Behera, Professor of Textile Technology, IIT Delhi, said that at present, the focus was more on the textile technology. Most of the 50 educational institutions across the country, which offer textile courses, offer only programmes on textile technology. Courses in garment manufacturing must be introduced to ensure quality products and motivate entrepreneurs to compete in the global market. The textile mill sector contributed only three per cent of the total garment production, he said, adding that the development of the organised sector only could produce quality fabric. India's production now was only four per cent in the international trade market, he noted.

V.Subramaniam, Director of Department of Textile Technology, Jaya Engineering College, said that about 300 delegates including students and industrial representatives participated in the conference.

The sessions covered topics such as supply chain management in garments, innovative effects and manufacturing strategies in garments and issues in garment merchandising.

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