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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2013.37.3.292

A Study on Present State of Technical Designers' Work Responsibilities and Training Conditions -Targeting Technical Designers Working for Clothing Vendors and Agents-  

Lee, Eun-Young (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University)
Choi, Hei-Sun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans University)
Do, Wol-Hee (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Chonnam National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.37, no.3, 2013 , pp. 292-305 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study reported present state of clothing technical designers' work duties and working conditions, so as to suggest effective ways to develop professional training methods for them. Technical designers working for vendors and agents were surveyed as they represent the majority of technical designers in Korean clothing industries. Survey participants were 62 technical designers working for 6 clothing vendors and 2 clothing agents, and the survey closely inspected their work qualifications, duties and responsibilities, working conditions and training conditions. Survey was conducted from June $27^{th}$ to July $17^{th}$, 2012. The questionnaire examined frequency analysis and multiple response analysis using SPSS 19.0 Windows after investigating documents and work fields through personal experiences and interviews from technical designers for data collection and analysis. A chi-square test analyzed the preferred type of fitting for technical designers of vendors and agents. The results showed that 32.3% of those surveyed have more than 7 years of work experience and the highest level of education is predominantly a bachelor's degree (57 people, 91.9%). Among the work responsibilities, respondents did sample measuring more than four times a day. Also, the results showed that technical designers needed to qualify: first 'Fitting Technic', second 'Pattern Correction Capability', and third 'English Skills to Communicate with Buyers'; subsequently, education on several technics (such as measuring, grading, and fitting) were required for the job. Current technical designers answered that they need more various work-related education. However, the analyzed results showed that pre work-related training was insufficient. The data shows that technical designers require re-education in 'Pattern Correction Method' (61.3%) and 'Sewing Education' (64.5%).
Keywords
Technical designer; Agent; Vendor; Sample measuring; Pattern correction capability;
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