Three month Professional Leather Development course

• Overview

  If you are already working in the leather industry, this 3 month intensive course is ideal for your continuing personal development and career progression. This course aims at further advancing your skill set together with nurturing a critical mindset, essential for today’s fast-moving industry. You will be taught by experts in the field providing a comprehensive insight into both leather science and technology, covering raw to finished leather, by combining theoretical and practical aspects of the leather making industry.

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  Course

  Highlights

  • Brand new facilities including working tannery and laboratories.
  • Working and networking with key industry members

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• Course Details

  The course consists of several subjects (modules), each delivered Monday to Thursday varying from one to four weeks in length with Leather Science running every Friday throughout the twelve-week period. We encourage you to develop a critical and analytic approach to leather making and related issues.

  Assessments

  An optional final portfolio reflecting your learning journey during your time at the Institute for Creative Leather Technologies (ICLT) can be produced by each delegate.

  Schedule

  The course is divided into several individual units that are studied intensively for between two to four week periods during the course as well as one optional unit that is studied throughout the course.

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  Further information

  For more information about the course and to apply, please email iclt@northampton.ac.uk.

• Careers and Events
  • Careers

    Career Opportunities

    Once you have finished this three month course you will be in an excellent position to find work at higher levels within the leather industry.

    This course offers a progression route onto Master’s level courses, subject to approval using accredited prior learning (APL). Please visit the Leather Technology (Professional) MSc course page for more information.

    
• Requirements

  Please contact Marc Gummer for application enquiries.

  Places on this course are given by discretion of ICLT staff. We do advise that you have some prior knowledge of the leather industry.

  You may be interviewed for this course.

  English Language Requirements

  All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • Recommended standard – IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent)
    may require a skype interview.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.

   

  Contacts

  Course Enquiries

  Application status enquiries
  admissions2020@northampton.ac.uk

  Current student enquiries
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  International student enquiries
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  Office hours:
  Mon – Thu: 9am – 5pm
  Fri: 9am – 4.30pm

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  0300 303 2772

  +44 (0)1604 892134

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• Course Content
  • Research and Analytical Methods
  • Advanced Leather Processing
  • Sustainable Manufacture within the Leather Technology
  • Advanced Leather Finishing
  • Quality Evaluation and Systematic Problem Solving
  • Leather Science

  Facilities &

  Special Features

  We are the only University in Europe to have a full working tannery, processing from raw to finished leather.

  We have industry leading leather experts that deliver research, science, technology and supply chain knowledge on an international level.

  The course is integrated with the commercial sector, producing industry-ready graduates.

• Further Studies
  • Research

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    Visit our Research Hub page for more information.

    
  • Business and Enterprise

    We are committed to supporting and encouraging business growth and we are involved in a variety of initiatives which seek to benefit the wider community as well as students and staff of the University.

    Discover what businesses we work with and what opportunities may be available to you on our Business and Enterprise pages.

    
• Fees & Funding
  • UK & EU
  • International

  20/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £7,650

  19/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £7,500

  20/21 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 20/21 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £7,650

  19/20 Tuition Fees

  Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 19/20 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  Full Time: £7,500

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