Our curriculum is industry-aligned and accredited by the Kenya TVET Authority. These modules ensure a comprehensive skillset for both employment and entrepreneurship.
Fashion & Design: Crafting Style, Sustainability, and Enterprise
This accredited course provides intensive, practical training in garment construction and modern sustainable fashion principles, focusing heavily on upcycling. The program is designed to launch your career as a professional tailor or entrepreneur in the sustainable fashion industry.
Core Focus Areas and Career Pathways
✅ Professional Tailor/Seamstress – Master advanced garment construction techniques and fitting to produce high-quality, customized clothing.
✅ Sustainable Fashion Start-up Founder – Acquire the design skills and business acumen necessary to launch an environmentally conscious fashion enterprise.
✅ Textile Upcycling Specialist – Gain expertise in transforming discarded or donated materials into new, fashionable, and marketable garments.
✅ Pattern Making and Grading – Learn the technical skills required to draft and size patterns for mass production or bespoke clothing.
✅ Fashion Workshop Supervisor – Develop the organizational and management skills needed to oversee a production workshop or tailoring team.
✅ Boutique or Retail Apparel Merchandising – Understand visual display and inventory management for careers in clothing retail.
Course Curriculum: Units of Study
Module 1: Foundational Garment Construction
🔹 Sewing Machine Operation and Maintenance
🔹 Basic Stitches and Seam Finishes
🔹 Measuring, Cutting, and Fabric Handling Techniques
Module 2: Applied Design and Tailoring
🔹 Drafting and Modifying Commercial Patterns 🔹 Advanced Tailoring Techniques for various garment types (e.g., shirts, dresses, trousers) 🔹 Quality Control and Professional Finishing Standards
Module 3: Sustainable Fashion & Upcycling
🔹 Principles of Sustainable Design and Material Sourcing
🔹 Techniques for Deconstruction and Creative Upcycling of Textiles
🔹 Reducing Waste and Ethical Production Practices
Module 4: Business and Financial Literacy
🔹 Costing, Pricing, and Sales for Fashion Products
🔹 Marketing a Sustainable Brand and Online Presence
🔹 Entrepreneurship training for launching a tailoring business
Module 5: Faith and Life Mentorship
🔹 Weekly devotionals and Christian mentorship
🔹 Resilience-building and personal development