SkillsFuture Claimable Fashion Apparels Courses For Beginners To Learn How to Sew a Top, Skirt, Dress, Cheongsum, Jacket and Pants

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Do you have an interest in making your own clothes or are simply thinking of picking up a practical skill?

Supposedly you still have your S$500 SkillsFuture credit still sitting comfortably in your account, you can actually utilize it to enrol yourself in a fashion apparel course. 

These fashion apparels courses will teach you the basics of sewing, drafting patterns to sewing your own apparel from scratch. 

Since these courses are fully SkillsFuture claimable, you may not even need to fork out a single cent. This makes it more pocket-friendly for you, striking a win-win situation. 

Where to find SkillsFuture Claimable Fashion Apparels Courses?

Textile and Fashion Industry Training Centre (TaF.tc)

TaF.tc is a design school in Singapore and the first Continuing Education and Training Centre (CET) for the textile and fashion industry in Singapore. 

At TaF.tc, you get to learn the fundamentals of drafting and sewing with the various fashion apparels sewing courses. With the courses available in on-campus and online, it makes it more convenient for the students. 

(1) Basic Drafting and Sewing (online)
TaF.tc course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,510.00
Application Fee: S$26.00
Sewing Tool Kit: S$55.00

(2) Intermediate Drafting and Sewing (online)
TaF.tc course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,510.00
Application Fee: S$26.00
Sewing Tool Kit: S$55.00

(3) Develop Apparel Patterns Through Drafting and Sew Basic Tops and Skirt
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,510.00

(4) Develop Pattern Draft and Sew Jackets
TaF.tc course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,960.00
Application Fee: S$26.00

(5) Develop Apparel Patterns and Sew Bottom
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,600.00

(6a) Develop Pattern Draft and Sew Dress (Synchronous e-learning)
TaF.tc course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,960.00
Application Fee: S$26.00
Sewing Tool Kit: S$55.00

(6b) Pattern Drafting and Sewing – Dress (on-campus)
TaF.tc course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,960.00
Application Fee: S$26.00
Sewing Tool Kit: S$55.00

(7) Develop Apparel Patterns and Sew Top
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,600.00

(8) Bespoke Series: Men’s Classic Shirt
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,200.00

(9) Bespoke Series: Men’s Casual Trousers 
TaF.tc course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,960.00
Application Fee: S$26.00
Sewing Tool Kit: S$55.00

(10) Bespoke Series: Men’s Classic Pants
MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$800.00

(11) Bespoke Series: Men’s Classic Jacket
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$800.00

(12) Men’s Blazer / Bespoke Series: Men’s Blazer
TaF.tc course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,200.00
Application Fee: S$26.00

Address:
Main Office: Central Plaza #14-06, 298 Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore 168730
Branch Office: Thye Hong Centre #02-09, 2 Leng Kee Road, Singapore 159086

Fashion Makerspace (FMS)

FMS offers 2 types of claimable sewing courses:

  • WSQ (Workforce Skills Qualifications) + SkillsFuture Credit
  • SkillsFuture Credit only

Let’s focus on their SkillsFuture claimable courses in this article. These courses will teach you how to create the apparel that will fit your body shape like a glove. This is why you will need to provide them with your measurements before the class start as the patterns are fully custom fit to your measurements.

You will learn various sewing tips and finishing techniques like installing a concealed / invisible zipper and attaching bias-bound feature which you can apply in your other sewing projects. In addition, you will learn how to handle and use the sewing and locking machines, a necessary skill you need for clothes creation. 

Course fees ranges from S$468 to S$568. If you still have your initial SkillsFuture credit of S$500, you won’t even need to pay a single cent for the courses that are S$468. All fabrics, sewing tools, machines are provided so there is no material fee. 

FMS offers 4 types of SkillsFuture claimable courses that are suitable for beginners:

Address: 42B North Canal Road, Level 3 Singapore 059298

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA)

For those who are interested in acquiring the essential skills of pattern making and sewing for constructing apparels, NAFA has the courses that are designed for you. You will be guided and taught on the various techniques and methods from body measurements to handling fabrics to sewing each components together. 

Beginners with little or no prior knowledge are welcome to enrol in their SkillsFuture claimable fashion apparels courses: 

(1) Certificate in Garment Construction
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$822.43

(2) Garment Construction – Making a Skirt
My SkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$470.00

Address: 80 Bencoolen Street Singapore 189655

LASALLE College of The Arts

Under LASALLE’s Continuing Education Programme (CEP), they conduct a number of short courses for all ages to help them gain knowledge and skills in the area of arts and design. 

Aspiring fashion designers, young assistant fashion designer, apprentice in the tailoring industry and even beginners who have passion about fashion can find various Fashion Design & Textiles courses here.

Besides getting your foundation right with the basic sewing techniques, LASALLE will show you how to make a top, shirt, skirt, pants, trousers, dress, jacket from start to scratch. At the end of the courses, you will be able to draft and adapt your patterns to create different styles of apparels that accentuate your body shape. 

Some of the courses have prerequisite requirements so be sure to read through them carefully. 

Below are their Fashion Design & Textiles courses that are SkillsFuture claimable:

(1) Design & Construction of Men’s Jackets
LASALLE course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,000 per unit
Special Package Course Fee (excluding GST): S$4,000 (Unit 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5) 
Material Fees: Approximately S$120

(2) Design & Construction of Men’s Trousers
LASALLE course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,000 per unit
Special Package Course Fee (excluding GST): S$2,100 (Unit 1 + 2 + 3) 
Material Fees: Approximately S$70

(3) Design & Construction of Men’s Shirts
LASALLE course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$950 per unit
Special Package Course Fee (excluding GST): S$1,250 (Unit 1 + 2) 
Material Fees: Approximately S$70

(4) Fashion Design: Implementation of Design Through Pattern Drafting
LASALLE course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$680
MySkillsFuture Course Fee: S$635.51
Material Fee: Approximately S$30

(5) Fashion Illustration I & II
LASALLE course link | MySkillsFuture course link 1 | MySkillsFuture course link 2
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$520.00 each
Special Package Course Fee (excluding GST): S$920.00 (Fashion Illustration I + II) 
MySkillsFuture Course Fee: S$485.98 each

Address:
McNally Campus (Main): 1 McNally Street, Singapore 187940
Winstedt Campus: 9 Winstedt Road, Singapore 227976

Note: *The special SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) of $500 is not claimable for LASALLE Short Courses. Please contact LASALLE to verify first before you proceed any further or submit your SkillsFuture credit claim. 

Institute of Technical Education (ITE)

A-line skirts are a great staple for every wardrobe. It is flattening for all women as this silhouette accentuates the waist, the smallest part of a women’s body, and doesn’t hug the hips. 

At times, it is challenging to find an A-line skirt that looks good on you. So, why not learn how to sew an A-line skirt with your own measurements? 

In this short course, ITE will teach you not only the basic techniques like taking body measurements, picking and cutting fabrics, drafting patterns and operating the sewing machines, but also equip you with the skills like attaching zippers. 

(1) DIY Fashion – Sew a Skirt
ITE course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$340.00

On a side, for those who are interested to achieve a National ITE Certificate (Nitec) so as to help them enter the fashion or apparel industries, ITE does provide a full-time course on fashion apparel production and design. The best part is, it is SkillsFuture claimable. 

(1) Nitec in Fashion Apparel Production & Design
ITE course link | MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$860.00

Address:
ITE College Central: 2 Ang Mo Kio Drive , Singapore 567720

People’s Associations (PA)

People’s Associations (PA) offers dressmaking and garment making courses for beginners at some of its community centres. These courses will teach you the basics of dressmaking which includes taking measurements, operating and maintaining the sewing machine, and using the basic tools. 

You will also learn to assemble and sew a garment that fits you perfectly. The skills needed to achieve this which you will be taught are basic drafting, fabrics cutting, sewing with the sewing machine and hand stitching. 

(1) SkillsFuture@PA Dressmaking (Elementary)
MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$100.00

(2) SkillsFuture@PA Dressmaking (Advanced)
MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$105.00

(3) SkillsFuture@PA Introduction to Garment Making
MySkillsFuture course link
Course Fee (excluding GST): S$568.00

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