Raymond Ltd today announced the launch of its first training centre in Patna to impart tailoring skills to underprivileged youth and tailors.
The centre will train 250 candidates in suit, shirt and trouser making in the first academic year. It plans to extend this initiative to other States with 20 more such tailoring centres over the next five years.
The initiative aims to create a network of skilled stylist tailors across India for sharing of knowledge and ideas, while providing customers with quality tailored garments.
The Raymond Tailoring Centre shall train over 10,000 students in various aspects of tailoring, including suit, shirt and trouser making over the next five years.
This training helps them upgrade their tailored product quality in terms of finish and style, earn better revenue and thereby improve their social and economic status.
“The tailoring community is one of the key spokes of the textile and apparel industry. However, it is important for tailors to be abreast of styling trends and be able to implement them in the garments to suit evolving customer tastes, given constant upgradation in fashion. Special focus shall be given to encourage women to pursue our programmes, through special reservation for them. We are proud to have the support of the Government of Bihar in our first step in this direction.” said Mr Gautam Singhania, Chairman and MD, Raymond Ltd.
The company will assist the trained students in placements in the 680 The Raymond Shops and other multi-brand outlets. It will also provide them career opportunities in around 100 Raymond workshops which will be setup during this period. The trained tailors will be encouraged to set up tailor shops and Raymond shall support them in their endeavour in becoming trained stylist tailors.