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Certificate in Quality Control & Quality Assurance for the Apparel Industry

A Certificate in Quality Control & Quality Assurance for the Apparel Industry is a professional credential designed to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills required to maintain and improve quality standards in garment manufacturing. Here's an overview of such a certificate program:

This certification equips professionals with theoretical knowledge and practical skills in quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) processes specific to the apparel and textile industry. It is ideal for individuals working in production, quality inspection, or managerial roles in garment factories or buying houses.

Course Content 

Introduction to Quality Concepts

  • Introduction to Quality
  • Importance of Quality in Garment Manufacturing
  • Introduction to Fabric, Thread and Needles
  • Relevance of machine parts and attachments to quality improvement
    • Definitions of quality, QC, QA, and Total Quality Management (TQM)
    • Quality standards in apparel (ISO, AQL, etc.)
    • Measurement of various Garment Styles

 

Apparel Manufacturing Process

  • Overview of pre-production, production, and post-production stages
  • Critical control points in garment manufacturing

Inspection Techniques

  • Fabric inspection (4-point system)
  • In-line and final inspection
  • Measurement and visual inspection methods

 

Types of Defects (Fabric / Machine / Handling / Environment)

  • Analysing defects and re-correction methods (pattern defects, material laying defects)
  • Cutting defects, bundling and numbering defects, fusing defects, sewing defects, ironing and packing defects.
  • Defects arising from handling and environmental issues (stains)
  • Sewing defects and prevention methods (puckering, breaking of sewing thread, broken stitches, skip stitches, loose stitches, breaking of needle)
  • Washing Defects and how to prevent such defects
  • Defect Zone Identification

 

Quality Standards and Compliance

  • ISO 9001
    • Traffic Light System for Process Control
    • Inspection Planning & AQL Inspection

 

  • Inspection Planning & AQL Inspection
    • Buyer-specific quality requirements
    • Developing a quality discipline – 5S Practices
    • Quality, Cost and Waste

 

Tools and Techniques    

 

  • Quality audit procedures
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action)

 

Documentation & Reporting

  • Preparing QC reports
  • Sample evaluation and approval

                                 

Duration: 06 months 

Medium: Mixed (Sinhala/English)

Mode of Learning: Recorded Sessions  

Commencement: 25th June 2026 (Batch 05)


Entry Requirements:
Passed GCE (O/L) with six months of work experience in the apparel industry

 

Course Fee            

  • Registration Fee: 12,500 
  • Course Fee: 25,000

 

Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL) of 2.5 % would be charged on all the above fees. 

 

Reservations: Please call (+94) 76 828 7000 / (+94) 76 096 2407 / (+94) 77 447 9026