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News Release from: Heidelberg
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 May 2005
Afghan Trainees Complete Heidelberg
Courses
The first nine participants have successfully completed the training course for printers organised by Heidelberg.
The first nine participants have successfully completed the training course for printers organized by Heidelberg and the Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ, Society for Technical Cooperation) The six-month training course is primarily intended for participants who have little or no knowledge of printing technology
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 21 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Having completed the course, Heidelberg believes that the trainees will be well prepared for working in one of the 60 printshops in Afghanistan.
The project, which was launched by Heidelberg in cooperation with the GTZ at Drupa 2004, is also playing a key role in rebuilding the Afghan print industry, which is still largely recovering after the war.
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Heidelberg provides trainers from Germany and Iran and also supplies the equipment and teaching materials.
The GTZ pays a proportion of the costs, pays the trainees a salary and provides support in the management of the project.
Kabul is now a member of Heidelberg's Print Media Academy network.
The second training course for 10 further trainees is already underway.
From the autumn, a women-only course focusing on pre-press, graphics and design is planned.
That is especially vital since women often have to provide for their entire family alone due to the high number of male victims during the war, added Heidelberg.
The demand for print products in Afghanistan is high, with the most popular products being textbooks, information and teaching materials for the various aid and development organisations active in the country.
The Afghan government also has a large requirement for a wide range of print materials but until now, many jobs were outsourced to printshops in the surrounding countries such as Iran and Pakistan due to the lack of expertise and insufficient awareness of quality within Afghanistan.
"The Afghan print market requires skilled personnel and good quality machinery if the value-added chain for the production of print products is to be kept within the country.
With this training project, Heidelberg and the GTZ have made a vital contribution in offering young people in Afghanistan the opportunity to improve the expertise of the domestic print media industry and keep investment within Afghanistan," said Dr Walther Stahlin, head of the EMEA region at Heidelberg.
Heidelberg said that it is the first manufacturer in the printing industry to offer products through its own local organisation in Afghanistan.
The 300 square metre Kabul training centre is in the grounds of Heidelberg's Afghanistan sales office, which was established in April 2003.
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