Osas Olumese Training Institute

Allow me to first of all say "Happy New Month" - September is H E R E I served in Lagos, and I worked my posting there (smiling face). I had so much plans about how my service year should be, and I felt Lagos was the place I should be. I grew up in Kano state Nigeria, where I had my primary school education, and partly secondary education... part, I did in Kaduna. My tertiary education was in Ogun State (Covenant University). Why am I giving you my history? I am very conservative, and highly introverted, and looking at my history, working my NYSC posting to Lagos, would not cross one's mind. One of our very first corpers...  I did it! And for me, this was one of the best decisions I made. I made most of my decision (even money decisions) while serving, asking myself again and again why I decided to get posted to the state. This helped me make choices that favoured my serving in Lagos . I attended a lot of Fashion events, both free and paid. I attende

Are you serving in Kano State, Nigeria? Are you a corper in Kano State, Nigeria? Are you doing your NYSC  in Kano State, Nigeria? Lol😊... asking the same question, using different word combination. Don't dull your self, you can make beautiful things happen for yourself in Kano, while serving? A new session specially designer with corpers in mind, starts on Monday, 15th October 2018. I just chatted with an ex-corper, who found out about our classes, and offering to corpers late last year, when he was about rounding up his service year. He was excited to take hold of our offer to corpers, and he also ensured he got some percentage discount, as he got two other corpers to register with us. The good news is that they all had a great time learning. And I was happy to have them with us, as they motivated other students by their creativity, and the speed at which they produced their deliverables. I must not forget to mention that this ex-corper was key in the photo shot w

When you have the idea for a blog post.... better blog away. Dont think it twice Anyways.... I have four apprentice and many students. Our students have a structured relationship with the business, but our apprentice do not. About four years ago, when my assistant came to ask me if I wanted an apprentice, my first answer was NO. I really did not want to be baby sitting anyone. She was still in Secondary School, and I did not have experience with teenage girls wahala. After many thoughts, I agreed, and as at today, I have four of them, the first is still with us and she is the youngest. The journey has had its ups and downs. They just know how to press my buttons. We even had breaks, where I told all of them I have had enough of them. Looking back I smile. I am a lot of times thinking of them as My Mighty Girls.... (you know how David had Mighty Men 2 Samuel 23:8-39 , right?) A lot of times I envy them, and I make them know this. I wish I knew what they now know when I

Happy New Month It is July, the first month in the second quater of the year.  It is also the birth month of our Chief Facilitator Osamudiame Olumese. Asides from all these exciting things, it is an opportunity to review the first half of the year. Have you grown in your skill? Did you even make an effort to grow? How was business in the first half? Did you hit your target, did you even have a target?  Today is the fsecond day of the new half,  and you can and should do a review. Set targets for the quarter. Write these targets down. We at Osas Olumese Training Institute, are excited about the many new things that would be taking place, through the vehicle of the Fashion School. We would be starting a new session for our Bodice Course (evening class) starts today, Monday 2nd July Starter Course: Skirt (evening class) Monday, 16th July Starter Course: Skirt (weekday class) Monday, 23rd July. If one of your goals for the year is to learn how to sew, make p

I worked my posting to Lagos. Yes, the very introverted Osamudiame worked her posting to Lagos. (It is not against the law). After graduating from University, reality smiled on me. It was a time of soul searching, and the question I posed to myself was: Do you want to practice Computer Engineering (My course of study)? Guess what? I couldn't answer this simple question. I had spent Five (5) years of my life studying and at the point where it should be my profession, I wasn't sure. I have always love the process of making a garment, and I thought why don't I make use of Service year for my first love, before fully deciding on what steps to take afterwards. In other to make the Service year really count for my first love, I knew that Lagos was the place to be, and so I worked my posting to Lagos. Service year for me was a mixture of emotions. I was posted to an IT firm (YAY!!! big money.... your right). I struggled through out my time there, so many thing did not

How time flies! We are already in the second quarter of 2018, and the question I would love to ask you is this: Are you working on your goals? Here is an opportunity to work on your goal of learning how to sew, in a timely manner. At Osas Olumese Training Institute (OOTI), we offer sewing and Pattern Making training in a timely manner, you would not believe what you would learn in a short time frame. Don't procrastinate again, as we have morning, evening and weekend classes to make the most of your available time. Learn in a fun environment with other creatives. For details about the courses we offer, click here . To talk with Osamudiame, the chief facilitator, call, or send a message to 0708 726 9825

I remember when I was a lot younger… I think I was in secondary school, my mother took me to a tailor to get measured for a garment. According to my mother, this tailor was on-point (you know what I mean) as in his work was beautiful. Learn how to sew at OOTIKano I cannot remember being so excited about it, but who would not love to have more clothe as a child. Fast forward to the day when I received the clothe…. My response was…Is this it? The finishing was poor, the fit was not it. We took it for a number of amendment, and at a point, I just stopped, thinking I would grow to meet the cloth over time LOL. This memory is what caused me to keep asking myself “there must be something more”, as I learnt how to make clothing using the free hand method of doing things. This questions led me to the answer - pattern making. I wanted the focus of my garment to have a lot of emphasis on its Fit and Finish . I would not say I have arrived, but I constantly want to out-do my last job

          L-R Osamudiame (Chief Facilitator OOTI), Tunde, Juliet, Femi. Celebrting Femi's birthday BY: TUNDE SHOREMEKUN Hi beautiful people, let’s face it, to be a fashion designer is NO joke, from the never ending late nights, to the numerous pin pricks, to the sleepless nights because you have this idea for a beautiful garment and you are thinking of how to go about the construction, to the annoying little things that can go wrong with your sewing machine, it’s a love-hate thing, but all you need is a whole lot of perseverance, love for fashion and a little luck. Now, you are looking for the perfect place to learn about the (not so) glamorous world of fashion designing in a perfectly conducive environment, with a beginner’s friendly curriculum, then dear friend I have the proficient solution “ Osas Olumese Training Institute ” is the right fit for you. OOTI was introduced to me by a friend, on getting there, after being wowed by the property and equipment of the

Are you a Corper serving in Kano state? Are you interested in acquiring Sewing and Pattern Making skill during your service year? Then this is for you. We are giving 50% discount to Corpers in both our Evening and Weekend class. ·          Learn in a conducive environment. ·          Join the Pattern makers. ·          Learn from scratch; Pattern Making and Sewing ·          Hone your skills and solidify best practices in the design discipline. ·      Meet and rub minds with our expert faculty, as they bring their professional industry experience to our classrooms, providing students with a unique hands-on environment to prepare for their fashion careers. This discount is only available to current serving Corpers, as your Identity card would be needed for the registration. Each course goes for a discounted price of up to 50%; you would need the   Sewing kit for your practical work. There is an extra N5,000 refundable caution fee which covers damages