Government Polytechnic, Mumbai

Hi Quresh!
Footwear designing is a very creative field. One should have an open mind, creative ideas and a flare of getting inspired by any entity. Also one should be very patient as it takes time to establish oneself in the industry. Prospects are extremely good if you have a capability to sell yourself. Footwear designers may get appointed as designers, buyers, management trainees, assistant managers, and managers in different areas of production, marketing etc. Nowadays even freelance designers are also in demand. Premier institutions that offer courses in footwear designing are:
Footwear Design & Development Institute, Noida and ChennaiCentral Leather Research Institute( CLRI), Chennai)Central Footwear Training Institute (Chennai, Agra)National Institute of Fashion Technology (New Delhi, Gandhinagar, and Chennai)Government Leather Institute, Agra

Hello Aaron,
Diploma in Leather Technology is like this:
Duration: 3 years, Eligibility – class 10th.
Leather technology is a branch of engineering, which deals with synthesis, production and refining of leather so that it can be put to efficient use. It is a new branch which is, gaining much importance in industrial sector.
Diploma in leather technology colleges:
1) AP Government Institute Of Leather Technology , Hyderabad
2) Kashmir Government Polytechnic College, Srinagar
3) Central Footwear Training Centre, South 24 Parganas
4) Government Polytechnic, Mumbai
How Is Diploma Beneficial?
1) The programme also hones entrepreneurial skills enabling students to set up manufacturing and export / domestic units.
2) The course provides the candidates a good base for further studies such as Master's degree and Research work.
3) Applicants who have passed their degree from prestigious Institutes can get Managerial positions in Leather firm's government organizations.
Leather techno Employment Areas:-
1) Colleges & Universities
2) Genie consultants Pvt. Ltd Chennai
3) Suga consulting Services Chennai
4) Rachana Chemicals - Mumbai