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Engineering News reports that the Indian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Textiles has seconded a team of six experts to the National Footwear Leather Cluster (NFLC) – a facility established by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT).
The team of specialists, all of whom were members of the Footwear Design Development Institute (FDDI), which trained about 1,500 professionals a year for the Indian footwear industry, would train South Africans in footwear design and manufacturing, assist with curriculum development for courses, research programmes and procurement, as well as train South African lecturers and students. This followed the signing of a R3.6-million memorandum of agreement between the VUT and the FDDI on behalf of the NFLC. Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies said the project would enable the rapid transfer of skills and knowledge to technical and vocational education and training colleges (TVETs) in SA. “The programme will support the development of a standardised curriculum compliant with the standards of the South African Qualification Authority,” he outlined, adding that government had prioritised the footwear cluster, as it had the potential to create jobs.
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