India’s
leather industry, the fourth largest in the world, offers
attractive products not only toconsumers in India but also those around the
world. The leather industry has a lot of potential which can be tapped once
investments aremade and technology is introduced thereby offering good career
choices.
Experienced
professionals havetill recently been entertained by the leather industry asno academic or research institutesexisted earlier. There has been a
requirement to implement the latest technology to produce a fine range of
leather productsand to setup various institutes which can teach about leather
and produce effective and suitable leather products.Leather technology is fast
changing and it is crucial to keep pace with the latest developments in the
field.
Those who
have excellent designing skills combined with artistic finesse have quite
attractive job prospects. A leather designer’s creativity combined with
uniqueness adds value to his or her skills and can therefore reach out to
clients. The key characteristics that one looks for in an experienced leather
designer is that he or she comes up with fresh ideas, concepts and designs. The
Indian leather industry is growing fast and can
accommodate any number of designers.
India is a
leading exporter of leather and its products with numerous export houses employingpeople
both technical and non-technical. As new multinational companies are coming to
India, the leather industry is getting ready to become a hi-tech industry. Those
qualified in leather technology would get more preference.
India’s
leather industry will require a lot of leather technologists as a huge export
market is expected in coming years. Most of the people in leather factories do
not have formal training. Therefore, a lot of trained professionals are required
to workin the leather industry.A lack of trained leather technologistsgives an advantage
to those who can cash in on the opportunity. Due to the mismatch of supply and
demand,those joining the industry earlier would be in an advantageous position.
Leather
accessories have a great demand not only in western countries but also in
India. Despite the lack of trained leather technologists, India is still able
to produce fancy and attractive leather products.
The FDDI School of Fashion Leather has all the latest
equipment and machinery along with the latest CAD enabled studios and
classrooms. With the present infrastructure and guidance from the Industry, it
attempts to take design education to a new height in coming years.
