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Major: 5556
Effective Term: 2009 Spring   

Award: CCL  
Total Credits: 20-22
CIP Code: 52.1802

Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34)
GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 13-1022


Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Alteration Specialist is designed to prepare students for employment in alterations for the apparel industry. Students will develop skills in advanced clothing construction, tailoring and couture techniques appropriate for a variety of fabrics and designs, and fitting techniques for all types of apparel. They will develop the ability to select appropriate fashion fabrics, interfacing, and lining materials for specific items of apparel. Students completing this certificate will be able to alter and repair ready-make garments for a profession. Students completing the certificate can expect entry level positions in the alteration profession for retailers, dry-cleaning industry or their own alteration establishment.

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Required Courses
TEC112AB Alteration of Ready Made Garments 2
TEC122 Sewing with Knits 3
+ TEC124 Advanced Clothing Construction 3
TEC129 Sewing with a Serger 2
TEC222 Textiles 3
+ TEC223 Tailoring 3
+ TEC227 Couture Sewing 3
TEC277++ Alteration Internship (any module) (1-3) 1-3
Credits: 20-22

Program Competencies
1. Identify and describe job opportunities available in the needle trades. (TEC112AB)
2. Choose and explain the basic alteration process that should be applied to a particular alteration problem. (TEC112AB)
3. Alter patterns to fit individual figures and make necessary adjustments during the construction process. (TEC112AB, TEC124)
4. Select fashion fabric, lining, interfacing, patterns, and notions appropriate for constructing, altering or repairing specific garments. (TEC112AB, TEC124, TEC222)
5. Apply advanced construction techniques (seams and seam finishes, darts, facings, collars, set-in sleeves, machine and bound buttonholes, hems, zippers, linings, matching plaids and stripes) correctly on samples and garments. (TEC124)
6. Operate serger, flatlock fabrics together, serge a variety of seams, finish seams, gather and apply a rolled hem to knit and woven fabrics. (TEC122, TEC129)
7. Describe properties, use, and care of major textile fibers. (TEC222)
8. Construct and alter a tailored garment using techniques, equipment, and supplies required for the tailoring process. (TEC223)
9. Use couture sewing techniques to construct or alter apparel. (TEC227)
10. Perform assigned career duties in a work setting. (TEC277++)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12-09-08

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.





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