Now a days there
are many different career apart from the traditional careers that of a doctor
or an engineer which youngsters are showing keen interest in. One of theme is
development and design or footwear and leather goods. Apart from the interest,
what makes a youngster choose a particular career is its job prospects. Leather
goods and footwear have been showing a growing demand in both India as well as
the international market.
Due to an ever
increasing demand in footwear from all international players and an increasing
domestic demand, there is now a shortage of skilled footwear developers.
Because of this mismatch India is losing a large chunk of foreign exchange
which it could make with the help of export of leather goods and footwear.
Keeping this
mismatch in mind, the Ministry of Commerce is investing a large sum of money in
the design industry. FDDI is one such
institute which deals with footwear development and design and trains students
by offering both undergraduate as well as post graduate courses in footwear
development and design. In order to produce quality product it is very
important to know basics of development and design along with a thorough
understanding of the market demand and supply. All this taught during the course.
The course also comprises of both theoretical as well as practical knowledge.
There are trained faculty members who very frequently take the students for
industry tours and factories where FDDI
students can have a first-hand experience in having a look at how footwear and leather
goods are produced. They are also taught the dynamism of the market and how to
price the final product when it is first brought into the market.
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