Textiles in Perspective

Department of Textile Technology Faculty of Applied Sciences Universiti Teknologi MARA

http://www3.uitm.edu.my/faculties/fsg/textile

Presentation Outline
Background of Textile Technology Program What is Textile Technology ? Program structure for Diploma and Degree students Prospects to further studies Career prospects Facilities

BACKGROUND OF THE TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Diploma in Textile Technology program was established in 1974 and has been producing almost 600 graduates for the local textile industry.
The program is accredited by The Textile Institute, an independent and renowned textile body in Manchester, United Kingdom.

 B.Sc. (Hons) Textile Technology was

started in the year 1999.

M.Sc. and Ph.D programs were introduced

in the year 2000.

Up to date, UiTM, Shah Alam is the only

institution of higher learning in Malaysia offering the Textile Technology programs.

There are 146 diploma students, 35 B.Sc.

students and 3 M.Sc. research candidates. There are also currently, 3 students working for their PhD.

Textile Technology Definition

Textile is the oldest multidisplinary knowledge comprising the excellent work in Pure Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Business, Management and Arts
Quoted from College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, USA

What is Textile Technology?

Textile technologists have scientific knowledge of the structure and properties of textiles, as well as the engineering aspects needed for conversion of fibers or filaments to all types of textiles, such as spinning, weaving, knitting, the manufacture of non-woven materials, dyeing, printing and finishing.

Textile Product Ranges

Textile Product Ranges

Textile Products Distribution

50% Apparels/Clothing 20% Home Furnishings 30% Technical Textiles Geotextiles Medical Textiles Automotive Textiles Sports and Leisure Protective Clothing

Textile Technologists will handle

Plant Operations
Product Design, research and

development Process Control and Engineering Plant Design and Engineering Technical services Management Corporate management

Textile Technology in New Millennium

Medical Textiles Nanotechnology Universal Design New materials Polymer and colour chemistry Supply chain management International Marketing and Sourcing Electro textiles Homeland Security Six-sigma process

WHAT WILL YOU STUDY ? Diploma in Textile Technology

BASIC

SCIENCES

TEXTILE

COURSES (CORE)

UNIVERSITY

REQUIREMENT (management, statistics, economy, computer processing, technical drawing)

CO-CURRICULUM ENGLISH ISLAMIC

(2 semesters)

LANGUAGE (3 semesters) (3 months)

STUDIES (3 semesters)

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING

WHAT WILL YOU STUDY?

B.Sc (Hons) Textile Technology
Major - Textile subjects at advanced level Minor - apparel studies Electives - choose any 4 electives Third language Report writing Speech communication Islamic studies Co-curriculum

FACILITIES AVAILABLE
SPINNING LABORATORY WEAVING LABORATORY KNITTING LABORATORY TEXTILE TESTING & EVALUATION LABORATORY TEXTILE CHEMISTRY/DYEING/PRI NTING LABORATORY APPAREL & CLOTHING CAD/CAM SYSTEM

Prospects for Further Studies

Textile diploma and first degree graduates can further their studies in any field of education Local universities:
UiTM, UM, UPM, UPSI, KUITTHO , etc.

Foreign universities:
USA, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Japan, etc

Overseas Textile Universities

University of Manchester (formerly UMIST) Leeds University , UK Herriot Wyatt University , UK North Carolina State University (Textile Technology/ Engineering / Apparels) Auburn University (Textile Engineering) Philadelphia University (Textile Engineering Technology)

Different Areas in Textile Studies

Textile Technology Textile Apparel & Clothing Textile Design Textile Fashion Textile Engineering Textile Marketing Textile Management Textile Chemistry

CAREER PROSPECTS FOR TEXTILE GRADUATES

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT POSTS Private sector- textile companies, apparel companies, chemistry related industries, JUSCO, METRO, GIANT, TESCO, apparel retailers, interior designer companies, Malaysian Airline Government sector-Kastam, Kementerian Pertahanan, Polis, SIRIM, Kraftangan

Current Textile Alumnis Career

Academicians / Lecturers Senior Positions Managers Directors and Assistant Directors in Gov. sectors Production/ QA / QC / R&D Engineers Technologists Technicians Executives Supervisors Designers Entrepreneurs Consultants Others : Pilots / Banking / Insurance

Who is running the program?

Currently, the program is run by 10 full-time academic staffs and 3 nonacademic staffs. 73% of the academic staff is former graduates of the diploma program

Academic Staff Lists

Name Jamil Salleh Wan Yunus Wan Ahmad Salmiah Mohd Nor Khadijah Omar Siti Marsinah Tumin Suzaini Abdul Ghani Mohd Rozi Ahmad NurAin Yusoff Mohamad Faizul Yahya Position Assoc. Prof. Dr Assoc. Prof. Dr Assoc Prof. Assoc. Prof. Senior Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Lecturer Discipline Weaving, Textile Composites Dyeing and Finishing Textile Testing Textile Chemistry (Study Leave) Knitting Spinning, Seam Engineering Spinning, Textile Mechanics (Study Leave) Apparel and Clothing Textile Mechanics and Processing

Thank You
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