Times of India Tags: Fashion Design
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar, has launched a one-year programme in fashion retail management to cater to the demand for skilled manpower in this sector. The 30-seat course is scheduled to begin from October 15.
"A large number of national and international designers are flocking to Bhubaneswar to set up their business. When they approached us for skilled manpower to deal with retail fashion industry, we did not have people in hand. There is a huge supply-demand gap for manpower in this sector. So we decided to launch the programme," said NIFT director K C S Ray. The course will deal with visual merchandising, category management, retail planning, retail supply chain management, retail buying and fashion merchandising.
Graduate of any stream with a good communication skill can apply. "The classes will be conducted in the evening to accommodate working executives. Communication skill is an important aspect of the course as executives in this job would have to interact with people," said B Jena, a faculty of NIFT. "Entrepreneurs in the state also have a lot of talen but they cannot present them properly for which they are not very successful. This course would also help them," he added. NIFT has tied up with at least 16 organizations for placement of these students.
National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Bhubaneswar, has launched a one-year programme in fashion retail management to cater to the demand for skilled manpower in this sector. The 30-seat course is scheduled to begin from October 15.
"A large number of national and international designers are flocking to Bhubaneswar to set up their business. When they approached us for skilled manpower to deal with retail fashion industry, we did not have people in hand. There is a huge supply-demand gap for manpower in this sector. So we decided to launch the programme," said NIFT director K C S Ray. The course will deal with visual merchandising, category management, retail planning, retail supply chain management, retail buying and fashion merchandising.
Graduate of any stream with a good communication skill can apply. "The classes will be conducted in the evening to accommodate working executives. Communication skill is an important aspect of the course as executives in this job would have to interact with people," said B Jena, a faculty of NIFT. "Entrepreneurs in the state also have a lot of talen but they cannot present them properly for which they are not very successful. This course would also help them," he added. NIFT has tied up with at least 16 organizations for placement of these students.
