Kursinformation

Course title:

Sustainable leather technology

Part of MICROCREDENTIAL / module:

LEATHER AND FOOTWEAR IN CIRCULAR ECONOMY / Leather in circular economy

EQF level:

EQF 7

ECTS credits:

1 ECTS

LEARNING METHODS

AND DURATION:

25 hours (10 hours e-learning, 2 hours face-to-face, 12 hours work-based learning, 1 hour for final assesment)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Initial assesment (quiz) 

Formative assessment (quizzes, group works)

Summative assessment (projects and assignments)

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

The learner will be introduced to:

•         key terms, processes and chemicals used in sustainable leather production, as well as new tanning processes for leather production,

•         applying safety and preventive measures when handling chemicals in the leather production processes, based on EU criteria, BAT and the Industrial Emission Directive

•         appropriate physico-chemical methods to assess efficiency of innovative processes according to specific standards or methodologies.

ENROLLMENT

(Enrollment dates practices announced later)

TIMING

(Course running dates to be announced later).

RESPONSIBLE INSTITUTION

(Institution and contact email to be announced later)