Busi Klaas

  • Footwear Design Specialist and Industry Liaison Officer
  • University of Westminster, Fashion and Business Management
 

Biography

Busi completed her MA Fashion and Business Management at the University of Westminster, London, on a Canon Collins scholarship. She is a skilled footwear expert, committed to transforming lives through community based training, skills programs and job creation. Her eventual aim is to develop workers skills training to preserve the manufacturing of consumer products within South Africa, thus strengthening local economies. Busi currently works for Vaal University of Technology and is Head of Department of Footwear and Entrepreneurship. She also serves as an Industry Expert Practitioner for Fibre Processing and Manufacturing Sector Education and Training Authority (FP&MSETA) and is developing a Footwear Design qualification to be rolled out in South Africa at Higher Diploma Level in 2018.

Greatest Achievement

To be able to serve on an advisory committee for the rolling out of a Footwear Design qualification for 2018 across South African universities.

Professional Interests

Design, Manufacturing, Skills Development, Job creation, Education