Fashion Design Training in Technical Universities and Performance of Graduates in Computer-Aided Apparel Development in Ghana

Johnson Kofi Kassah; Eric Bruce-Amartey Jnr; Richard Acquaye

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Fashion Design Training in Technical Universities and Performance of Graduates in Computer-Aided Apparel Development in Ghana

Johnson Kofi Kassah, Eric Bruce-Amartey Jnr, Richard Acquaye

Published in American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 7, Issue 3)

Received: 26 May 2022 Accepted: 22 July 2022 Published: 12 August 2022

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The purpose of this study was to determine the competency of Higher National Diploma (HND) fashion design graduates in computer-aided design (CAD) apparel development. It further sought to identify and document the CAD apparel development activities in the fashion industry and examine the availability of CAD apparel development resources in technical universities in Ghana. A cross-sectional survey design was employed to carry out this study. The target population for the study were HND graduates of the fashion design programme, managers of the fashion industry, and lecturers teaching apparel development and production. Snowball and purposive sampling techniques were employed to select the respondents for the study. The sample size for the study was 224 (that is, 4 managers in the fashion industry, 196 HND fashion graduates, and 24 Fashion lecturers). Data collection instruments employed were questionnaires, interview guide, observation, and test. The study revealed that resources for teaching and learning CAD apparel development were not available in most fashion design departments. The study also revealed that most graduates were incompetent in CAD applications for apparel development. The study recommended that stakeholders in charge of providing teaching and learning resources should build computer laboratories for fashion design departments and equip them with CAD applications that are relevant in the fashion industry. The study further recommended that fashion design departments in Technical Universities should liaise with industry to train lecturers in CAD apparel development and production.

Published in	American Journal of Art and Design (Volume 7, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajad.20220703.11
Page(s)	78-82
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Computer-Aided Design, Apparel Development, Pattern Drafting, Pattern Grading and Marker

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Johnson Kofi Kassah

Department of Fashion Design and Textiles, Ho Technical University, Ho, Ghana
Eric Bruce-Amartey Jnr

Department of Textile Design and Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
Richard Acquaye

Department of Textile Design and Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana

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