Help, Tarun!
If you have a career related query Tarun has the answers.
Question: I have done an MA from the JNU School of Arts and Aesthetics. I want to pursue a career in design. What institutes, apart from NIFT, offer such courses and what openings are available for design in areas other than fashion?
Answer: Design is a very wide term and it applies to everything from fashion design to product design and may even stretch to art direction and set design. NID, or the National Institute of Design, offers comprehensive courses in design as do other local design institutes. The IITs also offer courses in design.
Then there are institutes that offer courses in advertising and publication design, digital art and design, and animation. You need to narrow your definition of ‘design’ or take a comprehensive course like NID’s.
Question: I have a B. Tech in Manufacturing Engineering and currently I am working with a company manufacturing cold rolled steel coils. I want to do a course in CAD (Computer Aided Design). Which institutes are offering such a course for professionals?
Answer: Almost all engineering colleges offer CAD courses as do most computer institutes. The IITs also offer these courses. There are good prospects for CAD experts, especially with a lot of design work being outsourced.
(Answers to your career concerns are contributed by Tarun Sheth (Senior Consultant) and Shilpa Sheth (Managing Partner, US practice) of HR firm, Shilputsi Consultants. Write to Help,Tarun! c/o Business Today, Videocon Tower, Fifth Floor, E-1, Jhandewalan Extn., New Delhi—110055.)
