CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR: 2024-25
National Institute of Fashion Technology offers a diverse array of Continuing Education (CE)
programmes to support the industry, as well as aspiring and working professionals. The wide
range of specialized programmes offered by NIFT help aspiring professionals to get trained,
entry-level professionals to get advanced training, mid-level professionals to upgrade their
skills, and at times also help professionals to re-enter the Industry. These programme have
been developed in consultation with reputed academicians and industry practitioners.
FASHION RETAIL MANAGEMENT (FRM)
The programme conducted by Department of Fashion Management Studies is designed to
fulfil the specific training requirements of apparel retail organizations. It aims to develop
fashion industry oriented retail professionals specialized in the areas of retail buying and
merchandising, store operations, supply chain management and visual merchandising.
COURSE CONTENT
The programme gives insight into the principles of fashion marketing, retail buying and
merchandising and imparts basic fabric knowledge - from fiber to fabric. It gives an overview of
the concept of visual merchandising and lays emphasis on customer relationship management,
brand management and sales management, retail management, advertising & visual retail.
CAREERS
The programme equips the students to pursue careers in retail buyer & planner, retail
operations, merchandiser, retail business development & store manager and visual retail
consultant.
Award                     Certificate
Eligibility               Minimum of 10+2
Duration                  1 year, weekends
                          Saturday 10:00 to 1:00 PM & Sunday 10:00 to 4:30 PM
Campuses                  Mumbai
Seats                     30
Course Fee                Rs.1,10,000/- + 18 %GST ( Total Rs. 1,29,800/- Incl. of GST )
Course Coordinators       Dr. Sonali Saldanha, Assoc. Prof.- 9867263022
                          Dr. Tanmay Kandekar, Assoc.Prof. - 9702001982