Job-oriented diplomas after 10+2

Updated on: Saturday, October 23, 2010

Choosing a Diploma course in India must be little sleazy, as many of them do not provide a prospective career for individuals in the future.

In spite of this several individuals have managed to get good jobs after completing a mere diploma. Many claim that they were able to even get fulfilling careers out these diplomas. The most important think required is commitment, skill, talent and aptitude. Apart from which iron discipline helps.

Diploma: Fashion, Make-up, allied functions:

DESIGN provides the backbone to a whole range of industries from textiles to furniture, and fashion is its most visible manifestation. Yet, footwear design, make-up, textile design and other allied functions across sectors have opened more doors of opportunity.

A fashion merchandiserâ€™s job is to make sure that the most enticing clothes, shoes and accessories hit the store racks, keeping both pricing, quality and consumer tastes in mind. Visual merchandising involves everything from dressing up mannequins and using creative lighting in shop windows to preparing for promotional events.

Merchandising jobs are spread across domestic or international lifestyle/fashion companies, ready-to-wear production companies, large retailers/chain stores and export houses/export fabrication companies (coordinating between the foreign retail stores and the production houses).

Typically, fresh recruits can start with a salary of Rs. 10,000 upwards. With experience and creativity this figure can rise to Rs. 30,000-40,000 per month and beyond. Fashion retail management involves managing stores, departmental stores, boutiques, clothing wholesalers, importers, designers and manufacturers, so as to meet company targets.

Diploma in fashion merchandising/retail management prepares the individual for entry-level positions in both these areas, as well as profiles such as Buyer, Shop Floor Executive, Retail Sales Executive, Retail Representative, Fashion Forecaster etc.

In footwear design, rapidly growing domestic and international companies need professionals with creativity, specific design skills and an understanding of the industry. FDDI's diploma in footwear design and technology prepares students for a career in footwear production, design and merchandising. Freshers can start with a salary of Rs. 15,000 upwards. Job areas include Planning, Quality, Merchandising, and Range Building.

Leather and accessory design is yet another growing area and needs creative, trained professionals in functions such as Manufacturing and Production Technology, fashion & trend forecasting and analysis and marketing. FDDIâ€™s diploma in leather and accessory design trains students in crucial areas. Freshers start with a salary of Rs. 15,000 upwards, and job functions include design, merchandising and production. According to FDDI, companies such Da Milano, Diesel, Levis, PUMA, Reebok and Woodland have hired their students.

Make-up artistry shows great potential if the individual has a keen interest, a creative streak, the ability to pay attention to detail and swearing by the highest standards for hygiene. PAF's make-up diploma programme currently accepts only 23 students, as they have only 23 make-up stations. But the demand for good make-up artists will only go up.

Job-oriented diplomas after 10+2

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