CURRICULUM of COMPETENCY UNIT (CoCU)

Sub Sector TEXTILE AND APPAREL (APPAREL MANUFACTURING)

Job Area LADIES DRESSMAKING (CUSTOM MADE)
Competency Unit Title EVENING DRESS MAKING
The person who is competent in this CU shall be able to provide evening dress to meet customer specifications.
Upon completion of this competency unit, trainees will be able to:-
 identify evening dress making requirements and specifications;
 carry out body measurement activities for evening dress making;
 carry out drafting activities for evening dress making;
Learning Outcome
 carry out fabric cutting activities for evening dress making;
 carry out sewing activities for evening dress making;
 carry out fitting activities for evening dress making and
 carry out finishing activities for evening dress making

Training
Competency Unit ID 1 Level 3 240 Credit Hours 24
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1. Identify evening i. Introduction to evening 4 Lecture i. Types of
dress making dress evening
1 requirements  Definition dress and
and  History fabric
specifications ii. Types of evening dress materials
such as identified
 Gown ii. Type of body
 Formal dress shape
iii. Evening dress design such identified
as iii. Evening
 Royal dinner dress making
 Wedding dinner workflow
 Red carpet explained
 Function
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iv. Types of body shape such
as
 a line
 shift
 tent
 hour glass
 asymmetrical
v. Evening dress making
workflow
 body measurement
 drafting activities
 fabric cutting
 fabric sewing
 fitting activities
 finishing activities
vi. Identification and
classification of fabric
materials such as
 Natural fibre
- Cotton
- Linen
- Rayon
- Wool
- Silk
 Manmade fibre
- Polyster
- Lycra
- Nylon
 Woven materials
- Songket
- Jacquard
- Brocade
- Pua

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 Knitted materials
- Lace
- Jersey
 Embroidery fabric
vii. Safety requirements
i. Identify types of 8 Demonstration
evening dress & observation
ii. Identify evening
dress design
iii. Identify types of
body shape
iv. Interpret evening
dress making
workflow
v. Identify types of
fabric materials
vi. Identify related
safety requirements
Attitude:
i. Resourceful in
identifying evening
dress making
requirements and
specifications
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2. Carry out body i. Types of measurement 4 Lecture i. Type, design
measurement tools and equipment such and
activities for as measurement
2 evening dress  measurement tape determined
making  stationeries ii. Measurement
ii. Types of body part tools
measurement such as arranged on
 neck work station
 shoulder iii. Body
 sleeve measurement
 bust applied
 waist iv. Customer
measurement
 hip
recorded
 back length
v. Body
 front and back measurement
 crotch line confirmed
 wrist
 body rise
iii. Body measurement
method
 scale (inches/
(centimetre)
 position of client
i. Determine body 8 Demonstration
measurement tools & observation
and equipment
ii. Determine body
part measurement
iii. Determine body
measurement
method
iv. Apply body
measurement for
customer design
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v. Confirm body
measurement with
customer
Attitude:
i. Meticulous in
measure body
parts
ii. Apply work ethics
iii. Good house
keeping
iv. Organised in time
management

Safety:
i. Adhere to safety
procedure
ii. Systematic in
documenting
Work order
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3. Carry out i. Type of paper pattern 16 Lecture i. Evening
drafting drafting materials such as dress drafting
activities for  paper (brown paper, material,
evening dress patternmaking paper) tools and
3 making  customer order form equipments
ii. Type of paper pattern arranged
drafting tools such as according to
 tracing paper requirements
 tracing wheel ii. Pattern
 paper scissors produced
 drafting rulers according to
 measurement tape customer
specification
 stationeries
iii. Evening
iii. Drafting methods
dress type,
iv. Paper pattern drafting
design,
requirements
measurement
 notches
, tolerance
 balance mark
and size
 grain line determined
 seam allowance according to
 fabric tolerance customer
(shrinkage and order
stretchable) iv. Workflow for
v. Drafting procedure evening
 notches dress drafting
 balance mark determined
 grain line according to
vi. Tracing paper pattern on customer
hard paper (master order
pattern) v. Accuracy of
 Self the paper
 Combination cutting
 Facing checked as
per pattern
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vii. Paper pattern drafting vi. Evening
quality inspection dress
 measurement accuracy measurement
 notches assessed
 paper pattern according to
symbol/marking drafting
viii. Toile preparation activities quality
i. Determine drafting 32 Demonstration vii. Type of
materials & observation evening
ii. Determine drafting dress, type of
tools and fabric, parts
equipment and size
iii. Determine drafting determined
method according to
iv. Draft pattern and paper pattern
design
v. Follow drafting
procedure
vi. Trace paper pattern
on hard paper
(master pattern)
vii. Cut drafting paper
pattern
viii. Check drafting
quality
ix. Prepare toile
x. Update paper
pattern according
to toile
Attitude:
i. Meticulous and
alertness in
drafting activities
ii. Good house
keeping
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iii. Organised in time
management

Safety:
i. Adhere to safety
procedure

4 Carry out fabric i. Cutting materials 16 Lecture i. Cutting

cutting activities  tracing paper materials
for evening  tailor’s chalk and tools
4 dress making ii. Cutting tools and determined
equipment ii. Paper
 tracing wheel pattern
 cutting tools identified for
 pins fabric cutting
 weight age iii. Types of
 cutting table fabric
iii. Types of paper pattern for Identified
fabric cutting iv. Fabric layout
v. Fabric defect
 Self
removed
 Combination
vi. Paper
 Facing pattern
 Lining arranged on
iv. Fabric layout the fabric
 Fabric surface layout
- Texture vii. Cutting
- Motif techniques
- Grain line determined
- One way cut viii. Fabric cut
- Two way cut ix. Cutting
- Right side quality
- Wrong side checked
 Fabric properties
- Shrinkage fabric
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- Stretchable fabric x. Workplace
- Elastic fabric cleanliness
v. Fabric defect complied
 Shading
 Needle damage
vi. Paper pattern arrangement
on fabric layout
vii. Cutting techniques
 Straight
 Curve
 Shape
viii. Cutting process such as
 Fabric
 Interlining
 Interfacing
 Facing
ix. Pressing process
 Fabric panel separation
 Interlining position
x. Cutting quality inspection
 cutting accuracy
 balance mark
 notches
 seam allowance
marking
xi. 5’S requirements
i. Determine cutting 32 Demonstration
materials, tools and & observation
equipment
ii. Identify paper
pattern for fabric
cutting
iii. Identify types of
fabric
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iv. Lay out fabric
v. Remove fabric
defect
vi. Arrange paper
pattern on the
fabric layout
vii. Determine cutting
techniques
viii. Cut fabric
ix. Check cutting
quality
x. Ensure workplace
cleanliness
Attitude:
i. Careful in
handling cutting
materials and
tools
ii. Alertness in
laying fabric and
cutting activities

Safety:
i. Adhere to safety
procedure
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5 Carry out i. Sewing materials such as 24 Lecture i. Sewing
sewing  Thread materials,
activities for  Facing tools and
evening dress  Interlining equipment
5 making  Lining determined
 Fastening (button, zip, ii. Cutting part
hook and bar, hook and identified for
eye) garment
 Button and button hole assemble
 Trimming (ribbon, lace, iii. Sewing
ruffle) techniques
ii. Sewing tools and applied
equipment such as iv. Sewing
 Sewing machines procedure
followed
 Snipper
v. Evening
 Un-picker/ seam ripper
dress sewing
 Iron (press and steam) quality
iii. Types of evening dress checked
cutting part for garment vi. Workplace
assemble cleanliness
 Front body complied
 Back body
 Neck
 Cup
 Waist band
 Fish bone
iv. Type of evening dress
sewing techniques such as
 Gown
 Formal dress
v. Evening dress sewing
procedure
 Seam type
 Stitches
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vi. Evening dress sewing
quality inspection such as
 Sewing defect
 Stitching tension
 Measurement accuracy
 Fabric defect
 Workmanship defect
vii. Fitting activities
i. Determine sewing 48 Demonstration
materials, tools and & observation
equipment
ii. Identify cutting part
for garment
assemble
iii. Apply sewing
techniques
iv. Follow sewing
procedure
v. Check sewing
quality
vi. Carry out fitting
vii. Ensure to
workplace
cleanliness
Attitude:
i. Careful in handling
sewing tools and
machine

Safety:
i. Adhere to safety
procedure
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6 Carry out fitting i. Fitting materials such as 12 Lecture i. Fitting
activities for  tailor’s chalk materials
evening dress  fastening (button, zip) and tools
making ii. Types of tools and determined
6 equipment such as ii. Fitting work
 measurement tape executed
 push pins iii. Part of the
 stationeries garment
 scissors adjusted
 sewing machine and based on
tools customer
feedback
 sniper
iv. Fitting
 un-picker/seam ripper
adjustment
 over lock machine confirmed
 iron (pressing, v. Fitting quality
steaming assessed
iii. Part of the garment vi. Workplace
adjustment cleanliness
iv. Sewing evening dress apllied
fitting parts
v. Pressing of garment fitting
vi. Evening dress fitting
quality inspection
 Sewing quality
 Measurement accuracy
 Customer requirements
i. Determine fitting 24 Demonstration
materials, tools and & observation
equipment
ii. Carry out fitting
work
iii. Adjust part of the
garment based on
customer feedback
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iv. Confirm fitting
adjustment
v. Check evening
dress fitting quality
vi. Ensure workplace
cleanliness
Attitude:
i. Meticulous in
executing fitting
activities
ii. Adhere to work
ethics

Safety:
i. Adhere to safety
procedure
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7. Carry out i. Finishing materials 4 Lecture i. Finishing
finishing ii. Type of finishing tools and materials,
activities for equipment such as tools and
7 evening dress  Sniper equipment
making  Iron (pressing, prepared
steaming) ii. Fastening
 Cloth hanger techniques
iii. Type of fastening such as applied
 Hook and bar iii. Finishing and
 Hook and eye trimming
 Button and button hole executed
iv. Finishing requirements iv. Ironing
 Apparel freed activities
carried out
 Thread end
v. Evening
v. Handling iron
dress
 Fabric type
finishing
 Heat temperature quality
vi. Finishing quality inspection checked
 Proportion vi. Workplace
 Measurement cleanliness
 Sewing defect complied
 Fabric defect
 Finishing defect
i. Prepare finishing 8 Demonstration
materials, tools and & observation
equipment
ii. Apply fastening
techniques
iii. Execute finishing
and trimming
iv. Carry out ironing
v. Check evening
dress finishing
quality
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vi. Ensure workplace
cleanliness (cutting,
sewing, fitting,
finishing)
vii. Update evening
dress making
activities record
Attitude:
i. Careful in
handling finishing
tools and
equipment
ii. Good house
keeping
iii. Organised in time
management
iv. Systematic in
documenting
record

Safety:
i. Adhere to safety
procedure
Employability Skills

Core Abilities Social Skills

01.01 Identify and gather information. 1. Communication skills

02.01 Interpret and follow manuals, instructions and SOP's. 2. Conceptual skills
02.02 Follow telephone/telecommunication procedures.
3. Interpersonal skills
02.03 Communicate clearly.
4. Learning skills
02.04 Prepare brief reports and checklist using standard forms.
02.05 Read/Interpret flowcharts and pictorial information. 5. Leadership skills
03.01 Apply cultural requirement to the workplace. 6. Multitasking and prioritising
03.02 Demonstrate integrity and apply practical practices. 7. Self-discipline
03.03 Accept responsibility for own work and work area. 8. Teamwork
03.05 Demonstrate safety skills.
03.06 Respond appropriately to people and situations.
06.02 Comply with and follow chain of command.
06.03 Identify and highlight problems.

Tools, Equipment and Materials (TEM)

ITEMS RATIO (TEM : Trainees)

1. Stationeries 1:1
2. Measurement Tools 1:1
3. Cutting Materials, Tools and Equipment 1:1
4. Fabric cutting Materials, Tools and Equipment 1:1
5. Sewing Machine, Materials, Tools and Equipment 1:1
6. Fitting Materials, Tools and Equipment 1:1
7. Finishing Materials, Tools and Equipment 1:1
8. Recording Materials, Tools and Equipment 1:1
References

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