News

Employment opportunities highlighted at opening of African leather college

03/09/2001

A new college in Nigeria dedicated to increasing employment opportunities through leather and shoe making has produced its first crop of graduates.

Located in Zaria, Kaduna State, the Federal College of Chemical and Leather Technology (CHELTECH) is a local government-sponsored initiative aimed at reducing levels of unemployment among school leavers. Speaking to the local press last week, the provost of the college, Dr. Samuel Achi, said that since opening earlier in 2001, the college had successfully trained 25 school leavers and that it was about to begin a new term with a fresh intake of students.

To continue reading this story, please sign in or register.

Leatherbiz.com cannot be held responsible for content if the language setting is changed from English.

The translations provided by Google Translate are automated and therefore might not be accurate and may contain incorrect, offensive or misleading language. We offer this facility as a guide only.