Self Training Kit for the Leather Industry has been put together to assist companies and individuals involved in the leather industry. Designed specifically for foremen, sorters, graders and salespeople, as well for anyone with an interest in the industry, it was put together by the Portuguese research centre (CTIC) and includes contributions from partners such as COTANCE, ETUF:TLC, BLC, LGR, ELKEDE, the Polish PCSLI and Scalconsult.

Available in five languages including Portuguese, English, German, Polish and Greek, the kit contains modules on leather technology, new technologies, quality control, health and safety, environmental technologies, production management, maintenance, team work, European law, marketing and international trade rules.

The STK is the end product of the EU Leonardo programme run between 2002 – 2004 designed to develop methodologies and products concerned with auto-assessment, self-training evaluation and training evaluation in the leather industry.