Footwear Design Certification

Footwear is an important constituent of the fashion world and there is a huge demand for footwear designers all over the world. India has managed to attract footwear giants from all over the world. These companies manufacture and export a wide range of footwear made from different raw materials. To handle such huge tasks, these companies require skilled and talented professionals. A creative mind and knowledge is a pre requisite to make a career in this field. Successful candidates have several job opportunities in various departments, such as production, product development, marketing, planning, material sourcing, shop floor supervision, quality control, designing, and many more roles. The average salary for a fresher in this industry may vary from Rs. 2-3 Lakhs per annum. There are several universities and private institutes offering footwear design courses at diploma, certification and degree levels. Some of the institutes that offer these courses are:

• Footwear Design & Development Institute, NOIDA
• The Central Footwear Training Institute, Agra (U.P)
• Central Footwear Training Institute, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
• Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, UP
• National Institute of Fashion Technology, Chennai
• Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology, Muzaffarpur
• Central Leather Research Institute, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
• Priyadarshini Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• AVI School of Fashion & Shoe Technology, Chandigarh
• Bharath Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai
• College of Leather Technology, Calcutta
• Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Regional Engineering College, Jalandhar