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Completed project · 2005–2007
Computerised Assistance for Clothing Design and Fashion Management
The aim of the project was to develop training packages and teaching expertise in the field of clothing design and fashion management for Bangladeshi garment workers, students and teachers, based on an existing pattern-making and management system called COAT (CAD and Office Applications for the Tailors’ Trade) developed by the University of Bremen. This two-year project aimed to make suitable software tools available to students, professionals and relevant SMEs. It also promoted the transfer of know-how and information technology between the partners and individual target groups. A further outcome of the project was to upgrade the skills of semi-skilled garment workers, thereby improving their employment prospects in Bangladesh and abroad.
Methods and Research Issues
- The methods used to implement the project comprised: a survey, the design and adaptation of system software, course development, evaluation and modification, as well as the development of an information seminar. The research issues were:
- How can a core curriculum for ‘Train the Trainers’ be developed that takes into account and incorporates both formal and informal knowledge of work processes in the fields of fashion design and pattern construction, and how can this ultimately be transferred to a semi-skilled target group?
- Which didactic and methodological considerations are effective in transferring and imparting work process knowledge to Bangladeshi teachers and trainers in collaboration with the national ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh?
Achievements
- Development of a course curriculum and its contents
- Implementation of training in the areas of fashion design and computerised pattern construction in Bangladesh
- Development of industry-university links and collaboration between the garment industry and universities