- The courses are held throughout the academic year.
- The classes take place at the ATUSS Academy, in specialized classrooms for garment construction and modeling.
- The program of these courses allows our students (garment constructors, fashion designers and managers) and anyone else who wishes to work in fashion to become better acquainted with the characteristics of materials, fitting and draping techniques, and computer-aided pattern construction.
- The classes consist of practical work and tasks, and the participants in the course present what they’ve learned through the realization of prototypes of individual clothing items.
- Upon finishing the course, the participants are able to use classic 2D techniques to realize and modify basic and complex garments.
- Each participant will have at their disposal: sewing mannequins, sewing machines and tools.
- At the end of each level, participants present what they’ve learned through a written paper and the realization of a garment.
- For each level they completed with success, the participants will receive a certificate.
Basic level – course I
| Teaching units | Number of classes per teaching unite | Course goals |
| 1. The basics of garment construction | 2 | - Mastering the skills needed to independently construct, model and make a skirt. |
| 2. Standards | 2 | |
| 3. Constructing a skirt | 8 | |
| 4. Modeling a skirt | 8 | - Retraining of workers for the needs of the apparel industry. |
| 5. Realization of a skirt | 10 | |
| Classes total | 30 | - Retraining of the unemployed and redundant workers (high school or collese/univerity graduates) for new professions. |
| Number of participants | 8-10 | |
| Fee per participant | 15.000,00din |
Medium level – course IIa
| Teaching units | Number of classes per teaching unit | Course goals |
| 1. Constructing a dress | 10 | - Mastering the skills needed to independently construct, model and make a dress. |
| 2. Modeling a dress | 10 | |
| 3. Realization of a dress | 10 | - Retraining of workers for the needs of the apparel industry. |
| Classes total | 30 | - Retraining of the unemployed and redundat workers (high school or college/university graduates) for new professions. |
| Number of participants | 5-10 | |
| Fee per participant | 15.000,00din |
Medium level – course IIb
| Teaching units | Number of classes per teaching unit | Course goals |
| 1. Construction of women's trousers | 10 | - Mastering the skills needed to independently construct, model and make dress. |
| 2. Modeling of women's trousers | 10 | |
| 3. Realization of women's trousers | 10 | - Retraining of workers for the needs of the apparel industry. |
| Classes total | 30 | - Retraining of the unemployed and redundant workers (high school or college/univeristy graduates) for new professions. |
| Number of Participants | 5-10 | |
| Fee per Participant | 15.000,00din |
A course on CAD – computer aided preparation of garment construction
| Teaching units | Number of classes per teaching unit | Course goals |
| 1. Definition, creation and development of the CAD | 5 | - Mastering skills needed for independent work in the CAD system and mastering software packages used in the preparation of garment construction. |
| 2. Software packages used for the preparation of garment construction - designing, construction, modeling, completing, grading and fitting pattern pieces into the lay plan. | 10 | |
| 3. Techniques for modeling, grading and fitting pattern pieces into the lay plan. | 10 | - Retrainig of the unemployed and redundant eorkers (high school or collese/university graduates) for new professions, provided they are already trained in appael construction. or have experience as garment constructors, and an elementary knowledge of computers. |
| Classes total | 25 | |
| Number of participants | 10-15 | |
| Fee per participant | 30.000,00din |
Outcome:
- Upon finishing the course, the participant is able to independently construct and model basic garments of womenswear (straight, flared and bell skirts, dresses, and trousers).
- Upon finishing the course, the participant is able to independently prepare garment completion and grading, and to fit pattern pieces into the lay plan.
Justification:
- The unemployed who undergo the training/retraining program will be able to find employment in the apparel industry, both in the state-owned and the private sector. They will also have the option of starting their own business in this field.