Truworths Garment Technologist Training Programme
Advertiser: Truworths
Location: Cape Town
Location: Cape Town
Overview: Based in our Quality Assurance Team, you will be placed on a structured Training Programme.
Key Responsibilities:
Training will be provided to enable you to grow into the role of Garment Technologist which includes:
- Sample Development
- Approving Fits for Buyers
- Sealing and approving merchandise for production
- Setting and maintaining of quality standards for the business
- Managing and reducing Customer returns
- Developing and upgrading of suppliers
Key Requirements:
- Matric
- Technikon qualification in relevant field
OR
- 4 years related work experience
- Manufacturing experience an added advantage.
Additional competency requirements:
- Good communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Ability to cope with change
- Good team player
- Assertiveness and influencing ability
- Computer literacy in Excel, Word and PowerPoint essential
Please include academic records when submitting application.
Closing date: Not indicated in advert
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Definitions:
Internship:
There are basically two types of internships:
Learnerships:
A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.
In-service training:
In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.
Internship:
There are basically two types of internships:
- The Undergraduate Internship: Usually with bigger organisations that pick undergraduates to attend the internship. It often takes places during the holidays and the average durations is a few weeks. In most cases the intern will receive some sort of stipend or salary and this type of internship may lead to a job offer to the intern once he / she is finished with their studies.
- The Graduate Internship: This type of internship could be paid or unpaid and it is to gain practical work experience after the qualification has been completed and in a job related to the qualification. It could be from a few weeks or even one or two years long. This type of internship could also lead to permanent employment.
Learnerships:
A learnership is an occupational qualification and it consists of theory and work-based experience and practical skills, with formal assessment and a qualification. At the end of the learnership the candidate may be offered permanent employment.
In-service training:
In-service training is to gain practical work experience during studies. It usually takes place after a few years of theory has been successfully completed. It is essential work experience that is part of the qualification and the in-service training is necessary to achieve the qualification. It could be paid or unpaid.