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GarmentEd syllabus

All 143 lessons in 16 modules, in the order they are best studied. Each module lists what to finish first, and every lesson links to the value chain stage where it is applied. Free, no account, progress saved on your own device.

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Module 1 — Fibres, yarns and fabrics

Start here. Everything downstream — shrinkage, seam strength, shade, wash result — is decided by the material. Learn how fibre and fabric construction behave before you try to control a process built on them.

Prerequisites: None — this is the starting point.

Module 3 — Pattern, fit and sampling

Blocks, grading, measurement specs and the sample stages that prove a style before bulk. Fit problems caught here cost a sample; caught in bulk they cost a shipment.

Prerequisites: Module 2 — Product development

Module 4 — Merchandising and costing

Consumption, cost build-up and the commercial judgement behind an order. Learn what actually moves a cost sheet before you negotiate one.

Prerequisites: Module 3 — Pattern, fit and sampling

Module 5 — Sourcing and supply chain

Supplier selection, material lead times, risk and the trade-offs between price, capability and reliability.

Prerequisites: Module 4 — Merchandising and costing

Module 6 — Planning and the critical path

Capacity, the time-and-action calendar and the sequencing decisions that decide whether a factory ships on time.

Prerequisites: Module 5 — Sourcing and supply chain

Module 7 — Cutting room and fabric efficiency

Fabric inspection, marker efficiency, cut order planning and the cutting-room controls that protect both yield and quality.

Prerequisites: Module 6 — Planning and the critical path

Module 8 — Sewing floor

Machines, attachments, stitch and seam choices, and how the sewing floor is actually run shift by shift.

Prerequisites: Module 7 — Cutting room and fabric efficiency

Module 9 — Industrial engineering

Time study and SMV, operation bulletins, line balancing and layout — the numbers behind output, efficiency and labour cost.

Prerequisites: Module 8 — Sewing floor

Module 10 — Quality systems and inspection

Inline and endline inspection, AQL sampling, defect classification, control charts, capability and corrective action.

Prerequisites: Module 8 — Sewing floor · Module 9 — Industrial engineering

Module 11 — Washing and finishing

Wet processing, dry processes, finishing and pressing — where appearance is created and where shade and shrinkage risk concentrates.

Prerequisites: Module 10 — Quality systems and inspection

Module 12 — Printing, embroidery and value addition

Print and embellishment methods, their failure modes, and the tests that decide whether a decoration survives wash and wear.

Prerequisites: Module 11 — Washing and finishing

Module 13 — Maintenance, utilities and energy

Machine maintenance, boilers, compressed air, energy and the engineering services a factory floor depends on.

Prerequisites: Module 8 — Sewing floor

Module 14 — Compliance and sustainability

Social and environmental compliance, chemical management, safety and the audit expectations buyers apply.

Prerequisites: Module 10 — Quality systems and inspection

Module 15 — Factory management and finance

Costing at factory level, productivity, people management and the financial view of a manufacturing business.

Prerequisites: Module 9 — Industrial engineering

Module 16 — Retail, reverse logistics and circularity

What happens after the shipment: retail signals, returns, resale, recycling routes and their real limits.

Prerequisites: Module 14 — Compliance and sustainability

Module 19 — Product academies

Product-specific deep dives — denim, knitwear, outerwear, activewear and more — once the core disciplines are in place.

Prerequisites: Module 3 — Pattern, fit and sampling · Module 10 — Quality systems and inspection

Lessons are free self-study material. They pass structural quality checks but are not an accredited qualification.

Follow the 42 value chain stages in order

GarmentEdEd syllabus