New textile institution to plug skills gap
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Lack of skills has been hampering growth of the textile sector PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Last week, the president of the Botswana Textile and Clothing Association, Mohammad Shahid Ghafoor told Mmegi Business that the institution, called Textile and Clothing Institute of Botswana (TCIB), is expected to open its doors next month.
It will offer one year certificate courses in clothing manufacturing in a wide variety of skills.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...