PROGRAMS AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR SKILLS RECOGNITION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE LEATHER SECTOR IN AFRICA

The study aims to collect information on current national, regional and continental qualifications and curriculum available for workers in the leather industry in Africa to enable further analysis of the potential for continental level qualifications for the sector.

ILO contracted ALLPI to undertake the study

Objectives of this study are to:

  1. Provide an overview of education and training arrangements for the leather sector in Africa;
  2. Develop an occupational map of the sector that identifies the range of occupations and jobs at different skill levels and in different sub-sectors of the leather industry;
  3. Review and document the programs and qualifications supporting the full range of occupations present in the leather industry in Africa;
  4. Collect enrollment and completion data for these programs where available;
  5.  Identify occupational standards, qualifications, programs and learning pathways relevant to the leather sector and align those with the occupational map to identify gaps and the extent to which education and training opportunities exist for occupations in the sector.
  6. Identify good practices from other regions for sector specific qualification framework for the leather sector, and suggest options for the Africa context, as appropriate;
  7. Outline a framework of possible model qualifications for the sector, taking into account international examples of qualification frameworks for the leather sector and the related work on scoping an African Qualifications Framework (ACQF) underway through the AUC-EC-GiZ ‘Skills Initiative for Africa’ and others, and with the active involvement of the social partners.

GRANT-CFP-KEOH-2014-001 (SWITCH AFRICA Green – Component B)

Promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production Practices and Eco-entrepreneurship

Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry in Kenya

Description

The overall objective of the intervention is to “Contribute to production processes, sustainable consumption, and eco-entrepreneurship”. The proposed intervention has a strong logical link with the overall goal of SWITCH Africa in that it will generate growth, create jobs and also reduce poverty as it is targeted at SMEs.  It will contribute to improved productivity, reduction in the production of waste and it would enhance the management of physical and liquid waste. Compliance towards greener production could avail markets and marketing opportunities for SMEs in the developed world.

Beneficiary Countries: Selected COMESA and African Countries
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Export Oriented SMEs
Economic Benefits of Countries: Creation of Market System
Collaborating Partners: CFC, FAO
Project Value: 90,000 US$
Status: Awaiting Final Approval

Beneficiary Countries: Regional African Countries
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Exporting Enterprises
Economic Benefits of Countries: Enhanced Export Capacity and Trade
Collaborating Partners: ITC, CIDA
Project Value: --- US$
Status: Planned to Start in July 2009

Beneficiary Countries: Nine COMESA, North & West African Countries
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Training Centers
Economic Benefits of Countries: Capacity Building, Networking and Coordinated Activities.
Collaborating Partners: AU, UNIDO and COMESA/LLPI
Project Value: 470,500 US$
Status: Under Process

Beneficiary Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, and Uganda
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Primary Producers, Tanneries, Leather Industries
Economic Benefits of Countries: Hides and Skins Quality Improvement
Collaborating Partners: CFC, FAO
Project Value: 2.1 million US$
Status: Awaiting Endorsement

Beneficiary Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, Rwanda, and Uganda
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Primary Producers, Tanneries, Leather Industries
Economic Benefits of Countries: Hides and Skins Quality Improvement
Collaborating Partners: CFC, FAO
Project Value: 47,290.00 US$
Status: Completed

Beneficiary Countries: COMESA Member Countries
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: COMESA Leather and Leather Products Institute (COMESA-LLPI)
Economic Benefits of Countries: Strengthening and Refocusing LLPI
Collaborating Partners: COMESA
Project Value: 60,000 US$
Status: Completed

Beneficiary Countries: COMESA Member Countries
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Leather Sector Stakeholders
Economic Benefits of Countries: Enhancing Leather Sector competitiveness through diversification and value addition.
Collaborating Partners: COMESA and ITC
Project Value: 76,212.00 US$
Status: Completed

Beneficiary Countries: Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Uganda, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Zambia, Tanzania & Zimbabwe.
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: COMESA Member Countries and CFC Project funded countries.
Economic Benefits of Countries: Collection of reliable data and ultimate preparation of the project.
Collaborating Partners: CFC, FAO
Project Value: 42,635.50 US$
Status: Completed

Beneficiary Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, & Zimbabwe.
Beneficiary Enterprises & Associations: Selected SMEs (targeted) enterprises), training institutes.
Economic Benefits of Countries: Capacity Building, Quality Improvement, Market Development, and Others.
Collaborating Partners: CFC, FAO, ESALIA & Country Units.
Project Value: 2.3 Million US$
Status: Completed

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