Garment and Textile

Central woman eyes garment business

And the 21-year-old Central lass from Marshall Lagoon has made it her intention to complete her training in the field and pursue a business career in the sector.

Nancy is among 32 individuals who graduated in the 27th Garment and Textile Training Program, facilitated by the Small to Medium Enterprises Corporation (SMEC).

She topped three of the four courses offered in the Certificate 1 Program, walking away with prizes in Garment Construction, Screen Printing, and Hand Sewing Machine Repair.

Over K1b potential in garment and textile sector

And with a growing population, the industry is expected to grow to well over K3 billion in the next 10 – 20 years.

Speaking on behalf of the SME Corporation, Manager Corporate Services Division, Rodney Somale, said the industry is a sleeping giant that has a potential value in billions of kina.

He said this value was leaving the shores through foreign owned garment companies, while pacific neighbors such as Fiji were exporting to PNG.

Somale was speaking to the graduating students of the SME Corporations 27th Garment and Textile Training Program.