Quality Assurance for Textile, Clothing and Footwear Manufacturing

Clothing and footwear manufacturers competing for retail and export orders must deliver consistent quality across fabric, stitching, sizing, and finish. This course covers the quality checks and controls that keep defects out of the line and the shipment. Delegates learn inline and final inspection methods so African apparel and footwear producers can protect their reputation with demanding buyers.

What you will be able to do

Identify common quality defects in fabric, garments, and footwear.
Set inspection points from raw material intake through to final packing.
Apply inline inspection to catch defects before they multiply.
Use acceptable quality level thinking for final shipment inspection.
Control sizing, fit, and finish against buyer specifications.
Reduce rework and rejects through targeted improvement on the line.

Course outline

01Quality Defects in Apparel and Footwear
02Raw Material and Trim Inspection
03Inline Inspection on the Line
04Final Inspection and Shipment Sampling
05Controlling Sizing, Fit, and Finish
06Meeting Buyer Specifications
07Reducing Rework and Rejects

Who should attend

This course is aimed at quality controllers, line supervisors, and production managers in textile, clothing, and footwear manufacturing who need to meet retail and export quality standards.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Online	2	US$900
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Quality Assurance for Textile, Clothing and Footwear Manufacturing privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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