ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
Umthungo Sewing Studio presents you with an outlet opportunity to earn your Enterprise Development B-BBEE points. Umthungo Sewing Studio empowers previously isadvantaged females through a 12 week sewing short skills programme accredited with the FPM Seta. Many learners after completion would like to become self-employed, however access to funds for infrastructure is a challengeMake a difference to their lives while earning your B-BBEE points by sponsoring their start-up costs. Umthungo Sewing Studio presents three packages to choose from based on your budget allocations.
COURSE MODULES
Making a Garment
The qualifying learner is capable of:
- Cutting out garment parts using a commercial pattern.
- Preparing the workplace and setting the sewing machine.
- Sewing, finishing and pressing the garment.
- Checking the quality of the completed garment.
Costing a Garment
The qualifying learner is capable of:
- Identifying components and materials required to make a garment
Calculating quantities. - Costing the garment and calculating selling price.
- Evaluating and adjusting the costing and / or selling price according to customer requirements and market demandsgarment.
OUR SEWING STUDIO IS LEVEL 1 B-BBEE CERTIFIED
TESTIMONIALS FROM FORMER STUDENTS
Mr Lulama was accepted for a manual machinist position last year at a footwear factory. Hard work paid off when he received a promotion this year.
Ms Ongeziwe, proud owner of her very own Sewing Studio offering alterations and manufacturing services through her social media networks.
My name is Siphokazi Kemele, a former student from Al-Fidaa I applied for the dressmaker course in 2017 after a few months of waiting I was called-in for the classes to start in February 2018, where I learnt to make an apron, bag then a dress, the course was 3months long under the leadership of Nomakhaya Toise a very patient and insightful young woman, when I finished my course I was later introduced to a Metro wind representative from Sofisa and Phillips to pitch for funding to start my business.
After pitching and submitting my forms I then got feedback in a period of 4weeks,where my business HOUSE OF TSHIWO was awarded with R85,830 (eighty five thousand eight hundred and thirty rands) of funds which enabled me to purchase 2 Gemsy industrial machines, an industrial over locker, clothing rack, office equipment, a financial management course and a monthly allowance of fabric and threads.
My business has now been running succesfully at 10% profit and planning to grow. The Al-fidaa foundation has armed me with the skills and opportunity to change my situation and inspire my peers, I have not only been given the tools to materialise my dreams but I’ll also be helping 2 families put food on the table and play a part in growing and sustaining the economy.
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