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Textile Designer

Fit for youth without SEE:
Yes

Textile design is the work of creating designs for woven, knitted or printed fabrics or surface ornamented fabrics. Textile designers work for the production of new designs that are exclusively used ... learn more

Employment Option

Self Employment Ratio

%

Education

No specific education or training is available for a textile designer. Higher secondary certificate (+2), the undergraduate degree is optional but in the competitive market, it gives a higher chances ... learn more

Professional Courses & Trainings

Possible Employers


Garment

Career in Detail

Textile design is the work of creating designs for woven, knitted or printed fabrics or surface ornamented fabrics. Textile designers work for the production of new designs that are exclusively used in clothing and interior decor items.

Textile Designers usually do the following

- Producing sketches, designs and samples for presentation to customers.
- Making up sets of sample designs.
- Liaising with clients and technical, marketing and buying staff to plan and develop designs.

Abilities and other Requirements

requires special lightfingeredness
requires permanent screen work
is dusty, dirty, loud

Income and other Facilities

Entry Salary / Income
Rs. (not set) - (not set)

Working Context

ISCO - International Standard Classification of Occupations

Security and Army Professionals
Skilled Urban Skilled Rural
Supporting Operations

The table illustrates the segregation of occupations according to the level of education & experience. The segregation is such that the 'Professionals' have the highest amount of education and/or experience then are the 2 skilled labour (Urban & Rural) and Supporting Occupations with assemblers, operators etc. Security and Army have a wider range of both education and experience and are governmental jobs.

The boxes highlighted are the ones associated with Textile Designer . According to ISCO, jobs can have various levels of education and/or experience which thus puts them in different boxes as visualized in the table.

Relevant Education

No specific education or training is available for a textile designer. Higher secondary certificate (+2), the undergraduate degree is optional but in the competitive market, it gives a higher chances for quality job. The key skills required are attention to detail, time management, problem-solving and creativity.

Education strongly relevant

Duration Fee (Rs) Access without SEE
Textile Weaver
Skilled Urban
Skilled Rural
0
Yes

Education moderately relevant

Duration Fee (Rs) Access without SEE
fabric painting
Skilled Urban
Skilled Rural
460 Hours 0
Yes
Fabric paint is a type of paint which is specifically designed for use on textiles. It is often used to create custom craft projects, and is also used on a commercial scale to apply patterns and decorations to textiles. Go to education page

Ideal Qualities

Work activities, rather mental: You prefer your work to be mental in nature, with only some physical activity required. You should consider looking for jobs where you are mostly required to sit in one place and come up with ideas or handle information. Some examples would include desk jobs, handicrafts requiring detailed work without emphasizing heavy work and jobs involving scientific research.

Flexibility, low: You prefer to have a fixed work routine with only a small amount of change every day. You should consider looking for jobs where you are required to go to an office at a specific time each working day. Some examples would include desk jobs and running a shop.

Value orientation, rather idealisitic: You believe that your work must have meaning behind it, with only some importance attached to the material gain of your work. You should consider looking for jobs that will give you some personal satisfaction while doing it. Some examples would include teaching and doing social work.

Pursuit of Success, low: Having a personal life is important to you. You don’t want your social and family relationships to suffer from dedicating time to your work. You should consider looking for jobs that will not interfere with your private life. Avoid jobs which require you to dedicate a lot of your free time to your work

Motivation to Create, high: You prefer to come up with your own ways of doing things. You should consider looking for jobs where you have some freedom to make your own decisions. Avoid jobs where you have to follow directions.

Motivation to Lead, very low: You prefer to stay in the background and allow others to direct the group. You prefer to let others make up their own minds. You should consider looking for jobs where you can do what you want and not have to tell others what to do. Avoid jobs where you will be required to lead a group of people

Team oriented, high: It is easy for you to cooperate and collaborate with others. You enjoy working with a team on tasks and projects. You should consider looking for jobs where you will be required to work with a team to perform tasks. Avoid jobs that will require you to work on your own.

Ability to cope with pressure, high: You are capable of working under pressure, to the point where you almost enjoy it. You are not easily stressed by daunting tasks. You should consider looking for jobs where you have to work at a hectic pace and perform well. Avoid jobs where you do not have to exert much effort.

- Producing sketches, designs and samples for presentation to customers.
- Making up sets of sample designs.
- Liaising with clients and technical, marketing and buying staff to plan and develop designs.

Employment Condition

Self Employment Ratio

%

Possible Employers


Garment

Size of Employment

At the moment there are people working in this job in Nepal.

Job Demand

Shows the demand of the career (1st being the highest and the last being over-saturated).


60 = very high: This job is very high in demand. You can easily find employment or will be able to sell your service easily as a self employed person.

50 = high: This job is high in demand. With a certain talent you will find a job.

40 = medium: The demand for this job is medium. You should have chances in finding a job, but you might need to be flexible regarding your working place or in self employment, might have to compete with a few other professionals about the work.

30 = low: The demand for this job is low. Only a few vacancies are published. Academic proficiency as well as experience is required to be even considered for applying for this sort of jobs.

20 = saturated: There is no more demand for this profession in the labour market. Only if existing staff is released, new people are hired.

10 = over-supplied: There are many graduates already waiting for a job in this profession. You might have to consider a long waiting list or have to prove extraordinary talent to find a job in this profession.

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