Central Footwear Training Centre, Agra

About Central Footwear Training Centre, Agra

Although the footwear manufacturing in this era had started centuries before Indian Independence but the sector was not fully developed, as the basic infrastructure was not available at that time. It was actually in the beginning of sixty's, when the leather producers and other entrepreneurs thought of value addition to leather by converting it into footwear and other leather goods being Leather the basic raw material i.e. leather was available in abundance. Although, the skilled workforce was available in plenty in some parts of the country, there was an acute shortage of managerial and supervisory staff with technical qualifications. This was a severe problem and was acting as a major hindrance in the development of the footwear industry in the country. To overcome this problem, Government of India established "Central Footwear Training Centre. Agra" in July 1963, under Small Industries Development Organization, Ministry of Industry with financial assistance from Ford Foundation. The erstwhile Centre was well equipped with latest imported machines. The prime objective of the Centre was to provide young and technically sound personnel to the footwear industry and to upgrade the knowledge and skill of the existing staff.

Additions and necessary changes have been made in the infrastructure and management of the Centre from time to time. With the rapid growth of the footwear industry in the country and with the introduction of modem machines in the industry during eighties, great need was felt by the centre to modernise its infrastructure. In order to the requirements of the industry, complete modern plant of the footwear manufacturing was imported in the year 1993, with financial assistance from United Nations Industrial Development Organization under National Leather Development programme.

It was the 1st January, 1996, when the Central Footwear Training Centre, Agra was converted into an autonomous body and was renamed as Central Footwear Training Institute, a Govt. of India Society under the Chairmanship of Additional Secretary / Development Commissioner (Small Scale Industries), Small Industries Development Organisation, Ministry of Industry, Government of India (Presently Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India) with an objective of smooth functioning and quicker implementation of managerial decisions.

OUR VISION
We have only one vision in mind and that is to deliver such education which can change life of others leaving the community and world a better place to live. As the right kind of education only decides the future of the child.

OUR MISSION
To promote the growth and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises through technological and skilled manpower support. It also aims at promoting an inclusive growth supporting increased employment, skill development & training, and effective consultancy. It is also to establish the world class technology development centre in order to extend hand holding support to both prospective as well as existing entrepreneurs in the area of skill development, technology up-gradation, designing, innovation, consultancy and common facilities services.