Basic Design & Pattern Engineering Course 6 months(4 days/ week) 
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Mode of Payment
The fee should be paid by a Demand Draft, drawn in favour of DIRECTOR, CFTI, Agra payable at Agra. Postal Orders, Money Orders, Mail Transfer and Cash Payment will not be accepted.
The candidates should write his / her name, application number and the name of the course on the backside of the Demand Draft and should not suffix his / her signature anywhere on the draft.
Fee once remitted will not be refunded under any circumstances.


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Age
The candidate should have attained the minimum age of 17 years at the time of application.
5 years relaxation will be given in case of SC / ST candidates.

Batch Size
Maximum 15 per batch.
The Institute depending on the number of candidates each year shall review the batch size of the course and declare it in the advertisement published thereafter.

Qualification
10th pass will be preferred.

Experience
One year in Footwear manufacturing preferred.
Selection Procedure
Candidate who fulfills the requisite qualifications will be called for an interview on his or her own cost at CFTI, Agra. Selection committee is the final authority to select the candidates for the course.

Reservation
15% of seats would be reserved for SC candidates and 7.5% for ST candidates.
In case of non-avilability of suitable SC / ST candidates general candidate's would fill up the seats.

Hostel Accomodation
Hostel Facility is available. Rooms are furnished & students are required to bring their personal belongings (including bedding for all seasons). The hostel fee has to be pai at the begining of each year in advance. Moreover, the hostel would be offered on first-come-first-serve basis.

Course Fee
The total course fee is Rs. 10,000 (including the cost of Raw Material).
A sum of Rs. 1000 /- only shall be paid by each candidate which is refundable at the time of his/ her leaving the Institute after completion of the course recovering the costof any damages caused to the Institute property by the respective trainee, if any.
Objectives
  • Demontrate basic product knowledge of footwear, lasts and designs in relation to foot.
  • Demonstrate a high degree of competence in Design and Pattern Cutting are with the practical skills required to be attained in the field to develop a good and saleable design / shoe as an product.
  • Develop verbal and written skills of communication to enable the participants to follow instructions at the work place.
  • To understand the proper procedure and latest technique in the field to acquire essential skill to produce a design and its patterns.
  • To develop different basic designs like COURT SHOE, GIBSON, OXFORD, including BROGUE, CASUAL (Ladies and Gents), TRUEMOC, BOOT etc. on different lasts and their Graded and Bottom Patterns for the production.
  • Also to acquire the basic knowledge about the Art and Design in relationto the market segmentation and range building for them.
    • Syllabus
    First Month
  • Introduction about the last, Foot, Footwear in relation to the Design and Pattern Engineering.
  • Demonstrate and practise of drawing free hand 3Dsketches of different shoe and importance of colour combination.
  • Emphasise the importance of range building and market segmentation in relation to the developement of new designs for the customers in a particular fashion.
  • To understand the principles of designing and pattern cutting and the importance of accurate patterns for the production.
  • Elementary knowledge about Clicking, Closing, Lasting and Bottom Making.
  • To understand the sequence of process involved in the design and pattern cutting section.
  • Demonstrate and practise the developement of inner, outer and mean from the last of a Court shoe by taping method.
  • Develop design of a classic Court Shoe on the last.
  • Demonstrate and practise the developement of patterns of the above design for the production (net and allowance)by direct and mixed method.
    • Second Month
  • Development of Classic Gibson Design on the last.
  • Development of Sectional Pattern of Gibson.
  • Development of Classic Oxford Design on the last.
  • Development of Sectional Pattern on the same.
  • Development of Ladies Casual Design and its Sectional Patterns.
  • Development of Gents Casual Design with Elastic and its Sectional Patterns.
  • Development of Ankle Boot Design with its standard (foer paramilitary forces) and its sectional pattern.
    • Third & Fourth Month
  • Development of Classic Brogue Designing (Italian Style) on the last.
  • Development of Sectional Pattern of the classic Brogue.
  • Development of True Moc Design (Italian Style) on the last.
  • Development of Sectional Patterns of the same and setting of punches of different seams.
  • Development of Ladies Long Boot Design and its Sectional Patterns including upper & lining.
    • Fifth & Sixth Month
  • Development of Bottom Patterns of Last/Footwear for production.
  • Introduction to Grading of Patterns by hand and by machine.
  • Demonstrate and practice the different Grading Method.
  • Practical training and theoretical details about grading of shoe component by machine.
  • Development of own style for a particular market and its Sectional Patterns.
  • Assessment of the work learned during the course by making a pullover of the design already developed.
  • Demonstration and practice of Footwear Designing and Grading on 2D CAD System.
    • Termination of Training
    Training of Individual trainees shall be terminated at any time during the tenure of the course under the following circumstances:
  • If a trianee does not show interest and progress in the work, he will be given a warning at the end of the first two months and the training will be terminated at the end of the fourth month, in case the trainee is not able to show the progress in the succeeding two months, except in exceptional cases.
  • Any trainee who abstains from the training for 3 weeks continuously is able to be debarred and his training shall be terminated except in exceptional cases.
  • General good conduct of trainees both within the Institute and outside, is one of the essentials of the training. Any trainee who is found guilty in this respect is liable to have his training terminated immediately. Decision of the Director, CFTI in this regard shall be final.
  • The Director, CFTI, Agra may terminate the training of any candidate without assigning any reason whatsoever at any time during the training period.
  • In the event of discontinuance or termination of training in the middle of the training period, fees paid will not be refunded.
    • Outcome of the Course
    The trainee after completion of this course shall be able to:
  • Undestand the importance and working of product research and developement section.
  • Develop the required skill to produce workable designs and standards of different styles and produce patterns for the same with the perfection and quality by learning the latest technique in the field.
  • Gain the elementary knowledge about the Clicking, Closing, Lasting and Bottom Making.
  • Understand the process flow chart of te footwear.