Administrative Information - Advanced Level Courses and Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology

The Advanced Level courses or the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology course are run at a high academic level and will require students of a higher academic standard. Ideally candidates will have at least 12 years of schooling with Science and Maths as one of their final year subjects. Students must have passed the Intermediate Level course in the subject area that they wish to study before they can enroll on an Advanced Level course or the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology. 

In order to enroll on Advanced Level Tanning or Module 1, students will have to first pass the Intermediate Level Tanning course. Advanced Level Dyehouse or Module 2 students will have to first pass the Intermediate Level Dyehouse course, and Advanced Level Finishing or Module 3 students will first have to pass the Intermediate Level Finishing course. Module 1 is a prerequisite for enrolling on Module 4. 

Students who wish to enroll for an Advanced Level course or the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology must obtain an application form from I.S.T.T. This must be completed and returned to I.S.T.T. together with any requested supporting documentation.

The course is run principally through the medium of distance education. 

Students will receive course handouts and practical guidelines. Students will have to collate the handouts into a set of study notes. This will require the student to have a higher level of academic ability. 

Theoretical assignments that have to be submitted for evaluation, and electronic communication with I.S.T.T. training staff compliment the distance learning process. One of the advantages of studying while remaining at the place of employment is that the learning process is reinforced daily with direct comparisons possible between what is being studied and what actually happens in the workplace.

All study material is available in English only. Students must submit assignment and examination answers in English only.

Students have to complete three assignments for each Advanced Level course or each module of the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology during the academic year. These can be submitted electronically or by courier to I.S.T.T. for evaluation. The marks obtained count towards the overall course mark. Due to the advanced nature of the course, additional reading is a prerequisite for answering assignments and examination questions.

Most examinations are written at the company where you work. If you are a private student, you will need to arrange an examination venue and invigilator that is acceptable to ISTT, and confirm arrangements with ISTT prior to writing the examination.  The examination will be written under strict examination conditions. The overall pass mark for the Advanced Level courses or Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology is 50%. The examinations are externally examined by international technical experts. 

Students who do not pass the course will be given the opportunity to rewrite the examination at a later date. A rewrite fee will be charged.

The Advanced Level courses or the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology do not have a practical component. These are theoretical courses only. Student must, however, complete a practical handbook that requires the student to answer practical type questions, and students will have to write an examination that will ask practical type questions. 

Students who successfully pass the Advanced Level courses will be awarded a certificate from I.S.T.T. Students who successfully pass the Advanced Certificate in Leather Technology will be awarded the qualification from ISTT.