Leather Industry in India

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.