Stahl and ICLT launch post-grad certificate in Mexico
23/10/2017
The one-year course will focus on improving expertise and knowledge of surface coatings and their application in automotive leather finishing. By providing “the right knowledge” to younger students and current professionals, Stahl believes it can accelerate the process of making the entire leather processing chain more sustainable.
“We see it as our responsibility to share our knowledge with others, as we can only achieve a more sustainable and transparent leather supply chain by working together,” said Frans van den Heuvel, the manager of Stahl Campus, the company’s education programme. “This cooperation with the University of Northampton is a fine example of this. By combining our expertise with one of the foremost centres for leather education in the world, we set a high bar for contemporary leather education.”
The automotive-focused leather finishing post-graduate programme is created for applicants with an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a science or leather-related subject. The programme consists of three modules:
- Market demands and the performance of automotive leather
- Finish formulation for automotive leather
- Finish application for automotive leather
Courses will take the form of three training modules, each lasting two weeks, in October 2017, February 2018 and June 2018. They will be held at Stahl’s Centre of Excellence in Léon, Mexico. Several internal and external speakers will also contribute with focused seminars as part of the course. Students and professionals who successfully complete the training will receive a post-graduate qualification from the University of Northampton’s Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT).
Stahl chief executive, Huub van Beijeren, said on announcing the development: “This co-operation is a unique initiative in the industry and an example of how academia and the private sector can work together to make a positive contribution to the industry. We are very proud to offer this course and hope to continue with similar initiatives in the future.”
For her part, Rachel Garwood, director of the ICLT, said: “By combining our world-renowned leather education with Stahl’s expertise in leather finishing, we are proud to be launching the first post-graduate certificate in automotive finishing. I am confident the programme will enrich the knowledge and development of individuals working for leading automotive companies based in Mexico.”
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