Style Institute kick-starts Coaching programme on Design Improvement, up-skilling of boutique employees – The Dispatch

Srinagar: The Nationwide Institute of Style Expertise (NIFT) Srinagar on Wednesday kick-started its month-long coaching programme on design growth and up-skilling of boutique employees.

The inaugural ceremony of the programme was held on the principal campus of NIFT at Ompora Budgam.

The coaching programme is being carried out for the employees belonging to backward areas of the Pakharpora and Sursyar areas of Budgam. The coaching programme is being undertaken by the NIFT school and is sponsored by the District Administration Budgam beneath the Aspirational Block Improvement scheme.

The NIFT has chosen 25 employees from every block who shall be supplied one-month coaching for the upliftment of their expertise.

In his handle on the inaugural session, Director NIFT Srinagar Dr Javid Ahmad Wani stated that NIFT shall make accessible all sources for upskilling of trainees.

“This coaching programme will assist these employees in up-Skilling their expertise which can finally assist in diversification of the merchandise,” he stated.

He stated employees can be skilled to design the merchandise as per the market demand which can make their livelihood higher.

Throughout the proceedings of the perform, the coaching coordinator Nousheen Qazi briefed the members of each blocks concerning the module of a month-long coaching programme.

“We’ll assess your expertise and can begin upgradation of your expertise in line with the market demand in order that you’ll make your merchandise as per the market wants,” she stated.

In the meantime, the trainees had been supplied with coaching kits throughout the inaugural session of the coaching programme.
Director Handicrafts and Handloom (H&H) Kashmir Mehmood Ahmad Shah in his handle termed the initiative as a welcome step for upskilling of the employees. He suggested the members to enhance their expertise and requested them to take advantages of various e-commerce platforms for advertising of their merchandise.

“There are numerous e-commerce platforms the place you’ll be able to register your self and broaden your market. For this you want to enhance your expertise which will be accomplished by means of this coaching programme,” he stated.

He additionally knowledgeable that the H&H division is taking varied initiatives to advertise and develop native crafts which incorporates GI Registration, designing of packaging, publicity to e-commerce platforms and market linkages.

Sub Divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) Chadoora, Prince Noorul Hamid whereas talking on the event hailed the NIFT for taking on this month-long coaching programme.

He additionally inspired the employees noting that their expertise was second to none and urged them to take full benefit of the month-long coaching programme to enhance their expertise.

Assistant Director H&H division Budgam Muhammad Abbas stated that they’ll present full assist to the employees attending the coaching programme.

The members expressed their satisfaction after attending the primary day of the coaching programme and stated they received motivated to make use of their expertise in a greater means.

Mehrun Nisa, a participant from Sursyar block stated the coaching will show fruitful for them as they’re being given extra information about vogue designing.

“This coaching programme is including to our information and we’re being skilled to satisfy the market calls for which might show useful for economically,” she stated.

One other participant Shafeeqa from Pakharpora block stated the coaching will assist in the handholding of the members as they’re enriched with the main points concerning the materials in addition to the design.

“We’re getting inspired to study extra about vogue designing as it’s including to our information. We hope we are able to do higher after completion of the coaching programme,” she stated.