JWOC’s Sewing Course
JWOC’s Sewing Course
One of the central tenets of JWOC’s mission in Southeast Asia is to provide people with opportunities to improve their lives that they would not be able to access under normal circumstances. Providing people, who have the enthusiasm to learn but lack the resources, with free access to education is therefore one of our primary goals. The sewing course is just one of those opportunities. It is a 16 week course which turns novices sewers into competent seamstresses capable of finding work in one of Siem Reap's many tailor shops. In addition, there is an introduction to English where students are taught the alphabet, some simple language and most importantly course relevant vocabulary. Read through the reports below to find out more!
June - October 2011 - JWOC vocational sewing course: JWOC's seventh full length sewing course was attended by a lively group of students who were very enthusiastic about developing new skills to increase their opportunities for employment in the tailoring industry. To find out more about our Education Manager's experiences with this team, the characters she met and their progress please read the report by clicking the link shown.
Jan - May 2011 - JWOC vocational sewing course: JWOC's sixth full length sewing course has prepared graduated seamstresses for employment in tailor shops and in the textile industry. JWOC would like to sincerely thank Janet and Allen Johnson for their generosity and investment in this project! To learn more about students’ achievements please read the report by clicking below.
Sept - Dec 2010 - JWOC vocational sewing course: JWOC's fifth full length sewing course ended 2010 on a wonderful note with confident seamstresses optimistic about new job prospects for 2011. JWOC would like to sincerely thank the generous sponsorship of all donors who have made this course possible! If you would like to learn more please read the report by clicking below.
May to August 2010 - JWOC vocational sewing course: Another great course with lots learnt by all the participants. Thank you to everyone who supported this project. If you would like to learn more about what took place please read the report by clicking below.
January - April 2010 - JWOC vocational sewing course: In 2010 we decided to combine the basic and the intermediate courses into one 14 week course to provide more continuity for the students. We also introduced some exciting new aspects to the course which you can read about in the report below. Once again we would like to thank Janet and Allen Johnson for all of their support for JWOC and for making this course possible.
December 2009-January 2010 - JWOC vocational sewing course: The end of 2009 marked the graduation of twelve of our sewing students through JWOC's Intermediate course. On Christmas day many people turned out to celebrate their achievement and watch them receive their certificates and learn a little more about the sewing course. JWOC would like to say a big thank you to Janet and Allen Johnson, whose very generous sponsorship made this opportunity possible for this group of students. The new year has seen the beginning of another course with a new group of twelve students starting out.
We are delighted to announce the completion of our second sewing course at JWOC. To read about it click here!
JWOC's first course (June-July 2009)
Read the report by clicking HERE.
