Step into the domain of Footwear and Leather technology

Updated on: Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Footwear and leather related studies provide wonderful career options these days.

Presently, over the few years there is some change in higher education by more candidates opting for other studies instead of just merely taking up Medicine and Engineering. The main reason for this change is that as most head towards only to these two segments of studies resulting in large vacancies with lot of job opportunities created in other spheres.

In such a situation, Leather Technology, Footwear and Leather Goods & Accessories design and Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management have good scope in India as well as abroad.

As for as footwear is concerned, India is an important market for the entire world for leather related activity.

In the present scenario there are several persons with sound knowledge in the field of leather through experience without any specific study in the field. In todays, latest economic trend, companies are willing to offer jobs with very good salary for those having completed specific professional studies in leather.

For those willing to take up studies in this field, Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) functioning under the umbrella of Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India provides perse studies in leather.

FDDI, functioning with Noida, as its headquarters, started one more branch last year in Sipcot Industrial Park at Irrungattukottai, close to Sriperumbadur in Tamil Nadu providing professional studies in leather and footwear design with latest facilities.

Situated in a calm and serene atmosphere with state-of-the art facilitates, the campus spreads over a sprawling 15 acres of land. With a built up area of over 4 lac Sq feet for campus housing & buildings, the campus has excellent infrastructure and modern facilities like a state-of-the-art library, computer lab, well furnished and centrally air-conditioned building, class rooms and lecture halls, latest multi-media audio-video lab, educational support for teaching and a fully equipped auditorium, which all assist in conducting the various academic programmes. The Campus is also equipped with International Testing Laboratory.

In the next five years, it is estimated that the leather industry will require at least one million additional manpower. The skill gap at the level of designers, technologists and management professionals are more stark and demanding. This is where prospective professionals can take advantage of the courses offered by FDDI Chennai and opt for lucrative and promising career

This institute provides short term and long-term courses like Footwear and Leather Goods & Accessories design, Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Creative Design (CAD/ CAM) and Latest Marketing Strategies.

It provides UG and PG studies at international standards. As a result, this institute has obtained ISO-9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

The FDDI institute at Sriperumbadur provides BSc and MSc studies both in Footwear Technology and Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management. Apart from that it provides BSc and MSc studies in Leather Goods & Accessories design. It also provides MSc, studies in Visual Merchandizing and communication design and Creative Design (CAD/ CAM).

The institute admits 60 students in BSc and MSc, Footwear technology and 30 students in other programmes.

Eligibility for UG programmes is 12th standard and the eligibility for PG programmes is to have completed any UG degree.

The institution conducts exams in semester system. Depending on the course, it also collects Rs 60,000/- to Rs75, 000/- for every 6 months. It also has separate hostel facility for boys and girls.

As this instituted also provides training in Management, apart from providing Footwear technology programmes, students completing studies happen to get other jobs like Production Manager, Stores Manager and Administrative Manager besides getting jobs in leather related field.

For all those who study in FDDI, it guarantees 100% job placements through campus interview at multinational companies and other leading domestic companies.

Company sponsored candidates are admitted directly, however others are admitted only through an entrance test and followed by a personal interview.

For more details log on to www.fddiindia.com.

Step into the domain of Footwear and Leather technology

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