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The Botswana Qualifications Authority (BQA) has approved the establishment of a training institution called Textile and Clothing Institute of Botswana (TCIB) the first of its kind in the country which will give a boost the local clothing and textile sector as shortage of skill has had a negative impact on the field for many years.
Shahid Ghafoor, president of the Botswana Textile and Clothing Association, said that TCIB was offering one-year certificate courses in clothing manufacturing in a wide variety of skills.
