Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Upholstery and interior furnishings seamer/seamstress
Recognised by ordinance of 9 May 2005 (BGBl. I p. 1285)

Duration of traineeship

2 years
 The venues for training are company and part-time vocational school (Berufsschule).

Field of activity

Upholstery and interior furnishings seamers/seamstresses work in enterprises specialising in interior decoration, in the upholstered furniture industry, for stitching companies producing ready-made cur-tains and in enterprises offering services in this field, e.g. in interior decoration and interior furnishing departments in department stores.

Occupational skills

• Production of curtains and interior furnishings
• Production of upholstery made of textiles and leather
• Production of covers and antimacassars
• Selection and processing of working materials and auxiliary materials
• Use and maintenance of tools and machines
• Completion of decoration and finishing work
• Installation, operation and servicing of sewing machines and ironing systems
• Production of cutting patterns and cuttings, ensuring the efficient use of materials
• Preparation of work sequences
• Use of information and communications technologies
• Production of working documents and completion of measurements
• Evaluation and documentation of work results and implementation of quality assurance measures.
  

Last modified on: December 12, 2006