Nowadays, handbags are the most common possession of the people in their daily life. The present period is showing a great diversity in the handbags with minute works and trendy looks. These diversified varieties are mainly due to the use of leather. The people all over the world depend on the leather products for their day-to-day carriage purpose. An important tool that takes care of this essential possession is the leather technology course.

Leather Technology Course

The course involves with the development of leather quality, manufacturing, improving the application of leather, and processing of it. It enlightens the students to obtain leather from various artificial and natural sources. The course also deals with the industrial processing of the leather thereby explaining its direct application in the handloom industry. Many institutes provide B.Sc, B.Tech, and M.Tech courses in leather technology. A few of them are mentioned below.

• College of Leather Technology, Kolkata
• Indian Institute of Leather Products (IILP), Chennai
• VTA Institutes of Leather and Leather Products, Tamil Nadu
• Anna University, Chennai
• Priyadarshini Engineering College, Tamil Nadu
• Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Noida
• Shoe Design Centre, New Delhi
• AVI School of Fashion and Shoe Technology, Chandigarh

The durability and strength of handloom bags is achieved by the implementation of leather in the handloom sector. It guarantees a long tear and wear resistant life to the bags. Another advantage is that it provides a trendy looks to the products in handloom sector. Thus, the leather technology course provides a great importance in the handloom sector.

Career in Handloom sector

In India, the handloom and bags sector is progressing steadily. New plans are introduced by the Government of India to improve the productivity, efficiency, and production of the handloom sector thereby enhancing the economic and social status of the handloom weavers. Many handloom industries in both private sector and cooperative society provide employment to the aspirants in handloom sector. A few of them are Kerala State Handloom Development Corporation Ltd (HANVEEV), Kerala State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society (HANTEX), etc.

The only government firm in the handloom sector is National Handloom Development Corporation of India. But it has branches at various states of India like Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, etc. Some of the posts offered by the organization are Junior Assistant, Senior Manager, Assistant Manager, Superintendent, Chief Manager, Deputy Manager, etc.

Courses required in handloom sector

For the above mentioned posts, the aspirants should be graduates in any of the following streams.

• Textile Engineering
• Master of Business Administration with specialization in marketing
• Textile Technology
• Handloom Technology

Proficiency in computer applications like MS Office and Internet is also a must in these organizations.

Some of the colleges that provide the above listed courses are as follows.

• Indian Institute of Handloom Technology
• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
• All India Institute of Management Studies (AIIMAS)
• Institute of Textile Technology
• College of Textile Technology
• Bannariamman Institute of Technology
• DKTE Society Textile and Engineering Institute

Remuneration

A beginner will get a starting salary between Rs. 5000/- and Rs. 10,000/- per month.  Returns are not fixed for self-employed candidates and free lancers. In government firms, the pay scale for highly qualified and experienced candidates is Rs. 30,000/- to Rs. 50,000/- per month.