Fashion Design Students To Graduate

Pioneers of Fashion and Design trained by Synergy International (SIR) Ltd, will be graduating next month, igihe.com has learnt.

Synergy International (SIR) Ltd is a Kenyan based textile industry that opened its branch in Rwanda and has expanded to a vocational training institute that trains mostly in fashion design.

The institute that now targets to ensure the promotion of quality technical skills, equips Rwandans with entrepreneurial knowledge.

Additionally, the institute train in entrepreneurship skills, business English and computer skills. It is also intending to expand to other areas of training like in carpentry, leather work, plumbing, wielding among others.

Recently SIR Ltd announced that it was offering its technical skills in relevance to the country’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) policy.

Esther Nduta Chege its Managing Director said many Rwandans do not believe in themselves and also they fear to take risks in doing business.

“We looked to the needs of the society and tried to see how to bridge that illiteracy gap and therefore decided to import the trainer to train the local people and equip them with market skills most especially in designing department also teach them English that can help them to communicate easily with their regional clients who may not know local languages,” Chege added.

She said that the institution is aiming at producing people who can be entrepreneurs adding that, one of the primary challenges faced by African youth is unemployment.

Chege also said that SIR Ltd is also set to open up employment opportunities for some of its brightest students.

“From my students there are some that I will absorb and retain them in my textile industry, and for those ones I can’t afford, still we are looking for other possible means to help them start small businesses because most of them are financially crippled,” Chege pointed out.

However the emerging challenge many people turning for training and cannot afford the little money requested as tuition fees.

Saloma Wamachii Ngabi a professional in clothing and textiles and fashion design and also a trainer at the institution pointed out if someone starts a opens up a related business with the starting capital worth Rwf350.000, he or she can be in the position of earning up to Rwf1M per month.

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