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ITI Sewing Technology

A one-year NCVT trade in garment construction, pattern making and machine operation - the lowest-capital route to working for yourself that the ITI system offers.

Skilled Trades
Your education ITI Sewing Technology 0 exam routes 2 careers 0 higher-study paths

Career outcomes

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Common route Tailoring and boutique

Stitching, alterations and made-to-measure clothing, either employed in a workshop or run as an independent boutique - one of the lowest-capital businesses available and workable from home.

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Hair, skin and beauty services, working in a salon, on home visits or from your own studio. One of the few routes where a Class 10 passer can be earning within months and owning the business within a few years.

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Overview

What the trade is

One year after Class 10. Garment construction taught properly: how a piece of cloth becomes something that fits, and how to make that repeatable.

Subjects

What you learn

Machine operation and maintenance, pattern making and grading, cutting and fabric handling, finishing, and quality checking. The better institutes also cover costing and simple production planning, which is what separates someone who can sew from someone who can run a workroom.

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Who it suits

People who want to work for themselves with almost no capital. A machine and a room is a business, it can be run from home and around other responsibilities, and alterations bring customers back. Employment exists too, in garment units and export houses.

CareerReality

The honest part

Factory garment work is low paid and the hours are long, so the trade is worth far more to you self-employed than employed. Independent income is uneven and depends on a local reputation that takes time to build. The skill ceiling is real though: tailoring pays modestly, but fit, finish and design move you into boutique work where the same hours earn several times as much.

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