Osas Olumese Training Institute

My birthday is …. A few hours away… I am so, so excited So much to be grateful for. God has, and is good to me. I must say a big THANK YOU to all the wonderful people, who have trusted the business I run (OOTI), with equipping them with sewing and pattern drafting skill, thus, enabling them to   give tangibility to their love for garment making.   Osamudiame Olumese - Chief Facilitator OOTI With this birthday, I am doing something I have never done before… If you don’t know me, and what I do, amongst the many things I do….I run OOTI ( a tailoring school/ fashion school/sewing school)…The words imply the same thing (smiling face😄)… The number one fashion school in northern Nigeria (you can argue with your keyboard..) We teach how to sew✂ and pattern draft📏📐, following standard instruction, so you get consistency in your garment fit.   So this is what’s up… For my birthday, as a gift to you, I am offering a 10 percent discount on the basic fee… of our Skirt V

Wawu!!! This would be my first post, this month 🙈 (face covered). Anyways, to the topic. I want to form the habit of writing. I got inspired to do this, after reading a Facebook post in this regard. So here goes my baby steps. Yesterday Saturday, I was having a conversation with one of our students. She revealed to me that we were the third fashion school she was attending 😲 (this is a wawu something.. LOL). The truth is that, for everyone who has this pressing quest for knowledge, we always have this feeling, that... " I have not known enough". This is so true, yet so few people are aware, and also, so few people pursue their quest for knowledge. Interestingly, I had a similar conversation, during the course of the week, with another student. Although we may never come to the point where we know all, we must come to a point where we are confident in what we know, in order to produce results from it. The fact we are confident doesn't mean we short down learning; but we

So much we can do together, .... if and when we collaborate. I have been thinking on a lot of things lately, as I have time on my hands as afforded by this COVID-19 lock-down. Me: Osamudiame As Fashion Designers here in Kano.... on our own, we can do ALOT, But together, we can do MUCH MORE. This is only possible, on the platform of Collaboration. Yes!!! you heard me right. We need to come together, speak with one voice, to amplify our collective work. How I wish there exists a platform that can act as a vehicle to achieve this (If wishes were horses, beggars would ride). So here is what I can do, and here is what I am already doing.... I AM THE CHANGE. Taking calculated steps that would cause a ripple effect, that translates into what we all want to see. I can not do this alone. So I have been in talks with other creatives, so that through our collective efforts, we can cast the spotlight on designers, starting from Kano Designers. It has really being exciting thus far. I thought I

What you feel, is a choice for you to make. At this times, we have chosen to be hopeful, ...  smiling through it all. Its a new month, and God is good. Its been a while since we last posted on the blog, but we sure can still talk about the ongoing events. Osas Olumese Training Institute, Kano has been closed since the lock down began here in Kano State, about two week ago, due to COVID-19. This means that we have not been engaging in any business activities.... we haven't been training students in the science and art of sewing and pattern drafting. Although we miss all the busy-ness at the office, we choose to see the silver lining.  It has been a time of going back to the drawing board to think out new, improved and better ways to serve our students better. If at all we downplayed online sewing and pattern drafting classes, as never before, this season has made obvious the need. Although we would still have physical classes after the lockdown,

It is a good day. Excited about this year, and we are not afraid to make changes... Just to ensure you get the best of our service. This change is needed, due to observations from the past. We are splitting the Starter Course-Skirt into two parts.... This change is necessary,  as we observed that some novice to sewing (some maybe with a little experience,  or some forms of online learning, with little or no practical experience), come to us, preferring to start at the bodice class. Although, when we receive inquiries, we explain,  what each class entail. It seems,  it is not well understood, or the prospect is trying to reduce cost, thus opting out from the class which should be his or her foundation and benefit. This results in branching outside the curriculum,  when we find out that students who ought to be grounded in certain basics, find it had to understand or execute simple task.... thus increasing the time frame for the course. Henceforth,  ca

The need for quality fashion education is on the rise. Many businesses are looking to start a fashion school as part of their offering, or to give structure to their already existent apprenticeship scheme. For us at Osas Olumese, we have, as part of our offering a fashion school. The enquiry we have received since the year began has been....plenry (pardon my pidgin). A lot of the enquiry has been coming in from business owner... looking to set their own strucure,  in the disguise of wanting to enroll their ward (LOL. .. yes we knew your aim)... Anyways, the sky is too big for two birds to collide. So this post is for business owners... As a business owner, looking to start a skill acquisition center, fashion school's,  structure your apprenticeship scheme,  or whatever you choose to call it.... You must first understand your self Understand your target market. .. This knowledge will help you structure your offering,  because, this is a service.

At the beginning of each year, we do get loads of inquiries regarding our courses. This ginger which propelled them to send that DM, whatsApp, call, or even visit our location, sadly does not turn to actual enrollment, for many. We also found that for those who register, the community formed with other creatives at our Fashion School, spur them to out-do themselves. Who are you? We are excited, to work with persons who are relentless in achieving their 2020 goals learning to sew. Our curriculum that ensures you maximize the time spent with us has been tested and is trusted. Our Fashion School facility is very conducive for learning. What is the reason why you won’t work towards your passion for fashion? For details about our offering click here . To speak or chat (WhatsApp) to our personnel, call 07087269825

A habit one forms, leads to character Anything worth doing at all is worth doing well My Mother I remember these words of my mother while growing up; even till this day she keeps saying it. While growing up, on hearing these words, I would feel like pulling out my hair, as most times the words are provoked by a poorly done chore. Mummy always loved work to be done to perfection, and she doesn't accept anything less. If she notices any imperfections, she will voice out those words of hers. These words framed my work habit, thus I ensured that whatever I did, I do it in the best possible way I know it can be done. I notice that persons who learn the skill of sewing in a haphazard manner, always find it difficult to change the narrative when they become experts. The truth is that you bring your personality and your work habit into anything you do, and learning a skill also. A conscious effort to put your best from the start... Ensuring that stitches are sewn perfectly

It seems a lot of people have high ginger, this year 2020. We have received a lot of enquiry,  and we are so excited about the people who are gingered to turn their passion for fashion into tangibly. Welcome to the official blog of Osas Olumese Training Institute, the Number 1 Fashion School in Northern Nigeria. The courses we offer, and their prices are: Start course - skirt. ... 50,000 naira Bodice Course..... 50,000 naira Jacket Course.... 30,000 naira Trouser Course .... 30,000 naira Details of what the courses are about,  can be found here . Payments should be made to  Osas Olumese  0075282528  Access Bank  For each course,  there is an additional refundable fee, which is dependent on the class option of choice (10,000 naira for saturday classes and 5,000 naira for other options). This covers damages  and unnecessary extensions to the course. It is paid at the beginning of the course, and refunded at the end of the course Our class options are Weekda

What a blog post title for the first post of the year... I thought about it too, but since I have an already  documented post, it can as well be the first for 2020. Happy New Year to you. Thank you for making 2019 count for us, Lets together make 2020 outstanding. New year 2020 Back to the crust of today's post Basically this post is about churning out well made clothes in short time frame. I had to force myself to think about this, as my work load grew. Although I can delegate things to get done, I am yet to grow past the feeling that I get it done it better. Don’t judge me, I will grow out of this. I must, to scale... my brand . Back to the point of this blog post… so when I need to get more done in a short period of time, what I do is... division of labour (thankful for that topic in economics). I do have apprentice that I may not be comfortable giving them the whole garment to do, but I trust their ironing skill, straight line sewing skill,

The end of 2019 is fast approaching. What steps have you taken to develop the sewing skill, you are passionate about? If you have successfully acquired the skill, I am excited for you. But if you are yet to do anything about your passion in Fashion, don't loose hope. You can still make 2019 count in your quest to develop sewing skill. To get details (start date and course option) about the upcoming Starter: Skirt Varation Course, notify me in the comment box. We look forward to be part of your sewing journey. P.S. Do you know you get a discount of 5% for anyone you get registered? 😀

This sounds funny to me, cause I always say this to my girls. On Wednesday,  I also had this conversation with one of the girls who worked in one of the shops in my business place. The truth is that we are all getting older, but a lot of times,  we are not conscious of this fact. I am conscious of this, but yesterday,  it dawned on me in a whole new light. I had a conversation with my elder sister, and she mentioned those words to me. This is a reality check, I am grateful for, especially as it was directed to me... I started learning how to sew as a teenager, and the skill has brought me thus far. Even though I am happy looking back, this reality check makes me realise, the new territories yet to be conquered. I again remind myself that I have to face my fears. Yes, I do have fears, and a lot of times it has kept me at a stand still, or even paralysed... Moving forward,  would always require acting in spite of fear. Hmmmm. .. What more can I say....

Should I confess? Yay!!!(hands on my head) See my life in my very before, because I want others to learn (pardon my Nigerian English). #TrueConfession My Finance record is very messed up... This has been a struggle, since I started business... I just want to know where the money is coming from and where it is going to. I have used pen and paper, books, apps, excel sheet. I would start, and then begin asking myself, what the point was, as  I never had the time (or more like ..patience) to go through the expenses, to find out what we were spending money on, if the expenses made business sense, if we could reduce or eliminate the expense (typing this blog post, I just thought of a way we could task our office neighbours to contribute in reducing our water expenses)... things like that... The fact that I had not gotten it right yet, meant I would keep trying (right?) Fast forward to the end of August, I knew I needed to try out options I hadn't tried... I put on my t

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

Here thinking about a whole lot.. About writing a follow up vulnerability blog post How I can make more money with my service business Properly keeping business financial record and a whole lot more.. Google always comes to the rescue. You know when you get a search result, and you ask your self... "why did I bother searching?" Because it seems all the results sound alike. Then you find something different... this blog post!!! I am sharing it with you, and also having it for keeps sake, so I can always refer to it.. Here you have it:  https://www.thebalancesmb.com/increase-your-service-business-profits-2948142 You need to read it and see your profit... especially from made-to-measure in a different light. XOXO Osamudiame P.S . Do you know... we teach how to sew and draft patterns? We are the best at what we do in the whole of core northern Nigeria, and we are not lazing about. Find out more about our offering here

For change to take place, there must be discomfort with the present state of things. The statement is so true, and determines whether or not one grows.There is need to keep challenging the norm, by asking ourselves "How can I do things better?" The need for stylish and perfectly fitting clothes by women; for ever growing events, cannot be denied. Women are constantly needing pieces that will make them stand out from the crowd in events. They want the memory of what they wore to still ring a bell, a long time after the event. This is a good thing for persons in business of making clothes, as you always want to have business. When people start appreciating the great job you do, work begins to grow to a point that you have more work than you can handle within a said time frame (as the demand keeps growing). If you don't find a way of keeping track of things, the ball starts to fall from your hands. Customers do not want to experience being disappointed, as a

The class is not for you if you have enough time available to you to do our  normal course . .. Summer Fashion Course Yes, It is for you, if you don't have so much time on your hands, but have this summer available to you, and would love to get a skill in sewing and pattern drafting.. We are excited, because we have been looking for you to share our excitement and experience with, as we hold your hand in this journey.. So may exciting things awaits you in this journey, amongst which is that, you would be updating your wardrobe, with clothes made by you...💃💃💃💃 Are you a guy who would also love to be a part, learning to make female clothing... you are not left out. . Register today Get your registration form, for the sum of 1,000 Naira Fill and submit; agreeing to our terms and conditions Pay your school fees, 50,000 Naira,  Get your  Sewing kit Get ready, classes start in the second week of August Be a part. Click on the link below, so we get to know

This title reminds me of the movie - High School Musicals. I am yet to travel outside the shores of Nigeria, but the movie painted a lovely picture in my mind that I hope to experience and keep experiencing very soon. Summer Fashion School But I vividly remember one of those long summer holidays, while in secondary school, when I made the decision to acquire knowledge about my fascination. This was the start of my journey, learning how to sew. I was so excited, that my parent had agree for me to do this, and had talked to my mentor Aunty Mabel of Royal Vintage, so I could learn under her. That step has brought me years latter to now. I have grown, I now run a Fashion School, in the same city where I started out, I am bigger, I am better. I have through the vehicle of my Fashion School created The Summer Fashion School, which hope to berth talents like me, even as they await the start of a new Tertiary Institution session. The curriculum has been created esp

You have been posted to Kano for NYSC Ex-Kano Corper You would love to be redeployed, but so far, it hasn't worked out. .. Terms and conditions apply   How about maximizing your time here... at Osas Olumese Training Institute (OOTI),  Kano. So you can look back and be grateful for the time well spent. And the good news is that you can  learn how to sew and pattern draft at a discounted price, just because you are a corper in Kano. Discount of up to 50% available to you, and further discount available when you refer us to a friend, who registers. You are already excited about this right? We can't wait to have you. Send us a WhatsApp message 07087269825, indicating your interest today!!! Can't wait to hear from you

The school year is drawing to a close. Summer is drawing closer. What more can be exciting for a student who just rounded up .... or is rounding up their Secondary School leaving certificate? No more warning bells No more teachers' whip Good bye teachers, goodbye scholars ...LOL. Don't get to comfortable with doing nothing, that you don't realize when time pass, and then, you are a freshman in  tertiary institution. We have an exciting offering for recent secondary school graduates, who would be resuming as freshmen in October. We understand you have limited time, and would love to make this count. We are offering you ... summer classes in Sewing and Pattern drafting. Sounds exciting, right? Learn a skill while waiting for resumption into tertiary institution Meet creative minds while learning Expand your thinking and creative ability Maximize the precious time, you have at your disposal Explore a creative career path. Build your wardrobe, m