Entry Level Qualification 

10

Career Fields 

Mechanic & Technician

For Specially Abled 

Career Entrance Exam 

NID DAT UG, AIEED

About Career 

As a Textile Design Technician, you will be responsible for creating designs on fabrics (cloth) by dyeing or printing or using computer software (like AutoCAD). The designed fabrics will be used further for making garments, carpets, clothing, curtains, wall hangings, towels, bed sheets, toys, and other consumer products. You will be taught how to use designing software as most of textile designing work is computerized today. Many textile designers today have their own business (self-employed), while others are working as part of a designing team.

You will be involved in selecting the appropriate fabric/materials/ accessories as well as making the design, following the prescribed budget and details. As a Textile Designer, you can also observe and draw different objects from their surroundings to create 3-dimensional effects on various fabrics based on their shapes, colo, and textures.

You should have a deep understanding of traditional Indian textiles and art, concepts and principles of designing, color schemes and basics of dyeing/printing. Typically, Textile Designers work indoors in both industrial and non-industrial locations. It can be either in textile manufacturing facilities (small, medium, and large-scale) or independent fabric designing studios. They mostly spend long hours (10-11 hours daily) in manufacturing facilities/factories.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Textile Designer, you will be engaged with one or more of the following roles and responsibilities: -

1. You will be choosing raw materials for your designs, such as cotton, polyester, silk or wool, and considering factors such as durability, colour fastness and chemical resistance.

2. You will be checking for faults in materials such as a tear, temple cut, holes, stains and patches.

3. You will be sending the raw materials for the processing which includes spinning, weaving, dyeing and printing to get the fabrics for designing.

4. You will be creating designs on fabrics by dyeing or printing on various items such as garments, apparels and other items as per instructions for the design, material, pattern, etc.

5. You will be using different types of patterns and designs like diamonds, ogee, wavy lines and other geometric patterns in your designs.

6. You will be using tools like pencils/pens, graph paper, computer, scanner, CAD software for specific designs and colour printers considering factors like types of stitches and pattern of repeat prints in the design.

7. You will be sending the designed fabrics to be manufactured into final products such as garments and interior apparels and delivering them to the clients.

8. You will be assisting technicians in maintaining all designing equipment, instruments and tools for future use.

Career Entry Pathway 

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies - Diploma in Textile Design

After Class 10, you can do a Diploma in ‘Textile Design’, ‘Textile Processing’, ‘Textile Technology’, ‘Textile Chemistry’ or similar from any Polytechnic college or a similar institute. Diploma is usually a 3-year course.

Class 10 all subjects as per scheme of studies - training for Textile Trades or similar trades at an ITI or similar institute – admission to 2nd year of Diploma in ‘Textile Design’

After Class 10, you can go for training at any Industrial Training Institute (ITI), National Skill Training Institute (NSTI), Regional Vocational Training Institute (RVTI), National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), Industrial Training Center (ITC) or other vocational institutes for textile related trades, ‘Textile & Handloom’, ‘Bleaching, Dyeing and Calico Printing’, ‘Dressmaking’, ‘Computer Aided Design’, ‘Knitting with Machine’, ‘Fashion Design Technology’, ‘Cutting & Sewing’, ‘Embroidery & Needle Work’, ‘Tailoring’, ‘Hand Weaving’, ‘Leather Goods Making’ or similar. Then you can be admitted directly to the 2nd year of Diploma in ‘Textile Design’, ‘Textile Processing’, ‘Textile Technology’, and ‘Textile Chemistry’ or similar in many Polytechnic colleges or similar institutions through lateral entry route.

Required Qualification & Competencies 

After completing Class 10, you can go for:

1. Diploma courses.

2. ITI training courses.

These Diploma courses are output oriented technical skill training programs with the objective of turning a student or non-worker to a professional.

If you are interested in going to a college after your Diploma course, you can also get a lateral entry into 2nd year of an undergraduate (Bachelor degree) course like B. Des in Textile Design.

Compentencies Required

1. You should have interests for Realistic Occupations. Realistic occupations involve more practical and hands-on activities than paperwork or office work. Realistic occupations often involve physical activities for getting things done using various tools and equipment. 

2. You should have interests for Conventional Occupations. Conventional occupations involve repetitive and routine tasks as well as fixed processes or procedures for getting things done. These occupations involve working more with data, systems, and procedures and less with ideas or creativity.

3. You should have interests for Investigative Occupations. Investigative occupations involve working with ideas and quite a lot of thinking, often abstract or conceptual thinking. These involve learning about facts and figures; involve the use of data analysis, assessment of situations, decision making and problem-solving.

4. You should have knowledge of Technical and Engineering Design - Knowledge of various techniques, methods, specifications and tools for creating, developing and laying out designs. This includes developing blueprints, drawing, and models.

5. You should have knowledge of Creative Design - Knowledge of various techniques, methods, and specifications for creating and developing designs for various products and materials such as textile, clothes, accessories, jewellery, etc.

6. You should have Technical Skills - using various technologies and technical methods to get things done or solve problems.

7. You should have Systems Analysis Skills - determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, or the environment will affect outcomes.

8. You should have Quality Control Analysis Skills - conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

9. You should have Systems Evaluation Skills - identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

10. You should have Active Listening Skills - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, understanding the points being made by others, asking questions, etc.

11. You should have Critical Thinking Skills - analysis of complex situations, using logic and reasoning to understand the situations and take appropriate actions or make interpretations and inferences.

12. You should have Problem Solving Skills - analysis and understanding of problems, evaluating various options to solve the problems and using the best option to solve the problems.

13. You should have Active Learning Skills - Focused and continuous learning from various sources of information, observation and otherwise for application in getting work done.

14. You should have Deductive Reasoning Ability - apply general rules and common logic to specific problems to produce answers that are logical and make sense. For example, understanding the reasons behind an event or a situation using general rules and common logic.

15. You should have Inductive Reasoning Ability - combine pieces of information from various souces, concepts, and theories to form general rules or conclusions. For example, analysing various events or situations to come out with a set of rules or conclusions.

16. You are always or mostly careful about your actions and behaviour.

17. You are practical always or in most situations.

18. You are always or mostly disciplined in your action and behaviour.

19. You are always or mostly organized in your day-to-day life and activities.

Career - Job Opportunities & Profiles 

As a fresher in the industry, you can get job roles as:

1. Design Technician

2. Merchandiser

3. Knitwear & Garment Design Technician

4. Fabric Patternmaker

5. Creative Pattern Technologist

6. Denim Design Technician

You may work with:

1. textile mills

2. design studios

3. handloom and handicraft cooperatives

4. online stores

5. home and apparel retail brands

6. export houses

7. NGOs

8. fashion designers

Career Growth

You can certainly grow through job roles like Senior Designer, Design Lead, Chief Designer, Deputy Manager – Designing, Senior Manager, etc.

Salary Offered  

1. In the entry-level jobs: You may expect to get about Rs. 12,000.00 –Rs, 15,000.00 per month.

2. Salaries increase with your work experience and as you get promoted.

3. After you’ve gained experience of around 1-5 years, you can expect Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 25, 000 a month or more.

4. With 6-12 years of work experience, you may expect to get about Rs. 15,000.00 – Rs. 40,000.00 per month.

5. With 12+ years of work experience, you may expect to get about Rs. 25,000.00 – Rs. 55, 000.00 per month.

Monthly Earnings In Indian Rupee

1. Entry level: 0 - 2 years of work experience 

2. Junior Level: From 1 to 12 years of work experience 

3. Mid-Level: From 5 to 20+ years of work experience 

4. Senior Level: From 10 to 25+ years of work experience (there could be exceptions in some high-end technical, financial, engineering, creative, management, sports, and other careers; also in the near future, people will reach these levels much faster in many careers and in some careers, these levels will have no meaning as those careers will be completely tech skill driven such as even now, there is almost no level in a Cyber Security Expert’s job)

Famous Personalities 

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Work Activities 

1. Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials - Inspecting equipment, systems, structures, and materials to ascertain quality, performance, defects, causes of errors, etc.

2. Identifying objects, actions, and events - Identifying various characteristics of objects; observing and understanding actions and events; understanding changes in actions and events.

3. Organising, planning and prioritising tasks - Planning and organising tasks in order to achieve work goals; prioritising tasks to achieve goals and making the best use of the time available.

4. Processing information - Searching, compiling, and tabulating, calculating, auditing, verifying or otherwise dealing with information processing including data entry, transcription, recording, storing and maintaining databases.

5. Making decisions and solving problems - Analysis of data and information; evaluation of alternative decisions and results of decisions; taking the right decisions and solving problems.

6. Getting Information and learning - Observing, hearing, and reading, using computers, or otherwise obtaining information and learning from it.

7. Managing and supervising - Managing and supervising work of others; setting goals; giving instructions; monitoring work performance, etc.

8. Monitoring use of resources - Monitoring and controlling use of resources like land and materials as well as spending of money.

9. Using computers for work - Using computer software for various applications in day-to-day professional work; entering data and process information; for writing; drafting specific technical information using simple tools/computer software –providing detailed instructions or drawings for others to refer to.

10. Communicating with co-workers and others - Communicating with people in writing, verbally or otherwise inside your workplace and various other people who have professional relationships with your place of work including vendors, government officials, etc. or with people at large.

11. Working in a team - Working in a team of people; developing team; maintaining professional relationships among team members.