Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP), a government initiative under the Ministry of Finance.
Training Programs Offered:
1️⃣ Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) in Leather Technology – 9 months (for graduates)
2️⃣ Three Specialized 3-Month Certificate Courses:
* Advanced Certificate Course on Compliance and Sustainability for Leather Sector (ACCCSLS)
* Advanced Certificate Course on Automation and AI for Design (ACCAAD)
* Advanced Certificate Course on Lean Manufacturing and Quality Assurance (ACCLMQA)
11 courses · 28 credit hours across 3 terms
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT 101 | Business Communication Skills | 1 | Business communication, professional email writing, digital networking, teamwork, and presentation. |
| LT 102 | Pre-tanning & Tanning Processes | 1 | Grading of raw hides/skins, manufacturing of standard wet-blue, green tanning to produce wet-white, less water tanning for wet-blue, and grading of wet-blue and wet-white. |
| LT 103 | Maintenance & Utility | 3 | This course provides students with fundamental knowledge and practical insights into the operation and maintenance of tannery machinery and industrial utilities. It emphasizes planned maintenance systems, lubrication practices, energy efficiency, and sustainable utility management, enabling students to support productivity, safety, and sustainability in leather manufacturing. The course includes Introduction, Maintenance of various machineries of tannery, Industrial Utility, and Lubrication and machine floor erection. |
| LT 104 | Cost & Business Management | 3 | Cost and business management accounting is an indispensable course for the leather products industry that assists in formulating business policies. This course provides knowledge of cost behavior and terminology, cost elements, accounting systems, and costing techniques. This course also emphasizes decision-making and strengthens business strategy to develop problem-solving aptness in the areas of cost ascertainment, cost control & cost management, human resources, and product branding in the complicated manufacturing environment of the leather industries. This course includes Cost and Costing Techniques, Basic Management, Management Process and Leadership, Product and Brand Management. |
| LT 105 | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 3 | This course will assist students in developing basic knowledge about industrial and production engineering as well as automation skills related to the leather sector. This course includes Introduction, Forecasting and plant layout, Production planning and control, Automation Technologies in Footwear and Leather Goods Manufacturing, and Automation. |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT 201 | Post-Tanning & Finishing Processes | 1 | Manufacturing of shoe upper crust, finished shoe upper leather, printed bag leather, eco-friendly finished leather, and machine operation and maintenance. |
| LT 202 | Materials Management & Quality Control | 1 | Determination of different physical properties of leather, fabric, finish film, and accessories. |
| LT 203 | Merchandising & Supply Chain Management | 3 | Merchandising and supply chain management is a global, regional, and national concern. This course is to disseminate knowledge about merchandise planning, prototype preparation, costing and negotiation with buyers, business planning, coordination and product management, the industry’s supply chain, supply chain performance drivers, designing an agile supply chain network, demand forecasting, outsourcing decisions, and lead time management. This course outlines with Introduction, Production, Planning, Quality, Shipment Follow-Up, Understanding the Supply Chain, Demand Forecasting and Sourcing Decisions in Supply Chain. |
| LT 204 | Compliances & Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 | This course will provide vast knowledge on environmental management and compliance. It involves air and water pollution, solid wastes, and their management. It will also provide environment management, compliance, and LWG certification. The course is intended to describe different methods of existing and advanced tannery wastewater treatment facilities and solid waste management for meeting discharge standards. Climate change and adaptation and its impact are also addressed in this course. It includes Air and water Pollution in the Leather Industry, Wastewater treatment and Solid Waste Management, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Compliances and LWG certification, Climate change. |
| LT 205 | Industrial Hazards & Occupational Safety & Health | 3 | This course will help the students to attain knowledge about safe chemical management systems and risk identification and assessment in tannery. Students will also be introduced to different personal protective equipment and occupational health and safety rules and practices that they can follow in their workplace. This includes Chemical Management, Personal Protective Equipment, Occupational Health and Safety, and Risk Assessment in Tannery. |
| Code | Course title | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LT 300 | Internship-Case Study | 6 | Orientation and Raw Material Handling, Beamhouse and Pre-tanning Operations, Post-tanning, Finishing and Exports, Utilities, Compliance & Reporting |