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FDDI Builds Global Career Pathways for Fashion Students
The Footwear Design and Development Institute helps students prepare for jobs in fashion, footwear and retail.
It teaches students how to design products and manage stores and businesses.
Students also learn through projects, internships and guidance from professionals.
The Jodhpur campus has laboratories, smart classrooms and technology-supported learning.
Students can meet companies and gain experience before they graduate.
The institute says that 88% to more than 90% of its students get placed each year.
Graduates have joined brands such as Adidas, Zara, Louis Vuitton and Tata.
FDDI has 12 campuses in India and also works with several other countries.
FDDI prepares students for careers in footwear, fashion, leather, lifestyle products and retail.
The institute operates under India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry and has Institution of National Importance status.
FDDI Jodhpur offers advanced laboratories, CAD-CAM facilities, AI-based technologies and project-based learning.
The Jodhpur campus reports annual placement rates ranging from 88% to above 90%, with over 200 companies participating.
FDDI has 12 campuses across India and provides training and consultancy in several countries.
- Who
- The Footwear Design and Development Institute, its Jodhpur Executive Director Anil Kumar and participating students and companies.
- What
- FDDI is expanding educational and career opportunities in footwear, fashion, leather, lifestyle products and retail.
- Where
- FDDI Jodhpur’s 20-acre campus and the institute’s 12 campuses across India.
- When
- FDDI was established in 1986 and received Institution of National Importance status in 2017.
- Why
- To equip students with academic qualifications, practical skills and industry exposure for national and international careers.
Key facts
- Institute
- Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI)
- Government affiliation
- Operates under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- Institutional status
- Institution of National Importance since 2017
- Jodhpur campus
- 20 acres with smart classrooms, laboratories and hostel facilities
- Placement rate
- Reported at 88% to more than 90% annually
- Placement participation
- More than 200 national and international companies
- National presence
- 12 campuses across India
- International work
- Training and consultancy services in Ethiopia, South Africa, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
Sources
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