Horseman Shoes trains shoemakers in Kumasi

A capacity-training programme aimed at enhancing the marketing and customer- care skills of small-scale shoemakers in Kumasi has been organised by Horseman Shoes in collaboration with GMC Consulting.

The two-days intensive training is part of a series of programmes organised to build the capacity of the small-scale  local manufacturers to equip them with the practical, modern and scientific methods on how to market their products and maintain their customers.

Participants in the training were grateful for the opportunity and requested that such training should be organised at least twice a year. They also made a request for mentorship programmes with other well-established footwear companies in and outside Ghana  to help them build their skills.

According to the Chief Executive Officer of Horseman Shoes, Mr Tonyi Senayah, the training also exposed the participants to investment in simple and moderately-priced  technologies that would aid their work.

"We also took them through work ethics, as well as developing feedback channels and database of their clients, which, in the long-run, would help improve their products," he added.

He was grateful to the Skill Development Fund of the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET) for supporting them and other organisations in their skills development programmes.

Horseman Shoes is a Ghana-based footwear manufacturing company which seeks to provide reasonably-priced but good quality footwear for the Ghanaian market.

The company also has the aim of creating an avenue for our young men and women with skills in craftsmanship and arts to explore their abilities and fulfil their dreams.