Leather Tanning Practices for Professionals Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply tanning agents and chemicals according to standard operating procedures.
• Analyze leather quality and adjust tanning parameters to meet specifications.
• Evaluate environmental and safety hazards in tanning processes and implement controls.
• Demonstrate proper handling and storage of tanning materials and finished leather.
• Implement quality assurance checks during and after tanning.
• Document tanning processes and outcomes for compliance and traceability.

Target Audience

This course is designed for leather technicians, production supervisors, and quality control personnel working in tanneries or leather processing facilities. It is also suitable for professionals seeking to formalize their skills in leather tanning practices.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practical component allows learners to apply theoretical knowledge in a real tannery setting. Learners will perform key beamhouse, tanning, and finishing operations under supervision, developing hands-on skills in chemical handling, process control, and quality assessment.

Practical Activities

• Beamhouse Operations Practical — Learners will perform soaking, liming, deliming, bating, and pickling on a batch of hides, monitoring pH and temperature at each stage. (16h)
• Tanning Practical – Chrome and Vegetable — Learners will carry out chrome tanning and vegetable tanning on prepared hides, controlling tanning agent addition and basification. (16h)
• Post-Tanning and Finishing Practical — Learners will sammy, split, shave, retan, dye, fatliquor, and apply finishing coats to leather, producing a finished product. (16h)
• Quality Control and Troubleshooting Practical — Learners will conduct physical and chemical tests on leather samples, diagnose defects, and propose corrective actions. (16h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.