Be a Master in Craft Management
Passionate about art & craft? Now you can pursue a professional postgraduate programme to enhance your career prospects to work as trained craft entrepreneurs, managers, merchandisers and trainers, in private as well as government sectors. Christened as Masters in Craft Management and Entrepreneurship (MCME), this professional program has been conceptualised by the Craft Development Institute (CDI) Srinagar and is recognised by the University of Kashmir.
A pioneering initiative by the University of Kashmir, the program will be offered in line with the traditional craft practices and with the main stream system of formal education of Kashmir. Graduates undertaking this program will be equipped with competence in terms of ideas, knowledge, skills and exposure to stand on their own and lead the development of handicrafts sector in a distinctive manner.
The core concept of the program is based on fundamental aspects of marketing based requirements of the craft industry. Envisioned to generate excellence and leadership, this program is drawn equally from the three main disciplines of design, technology and management, with an overall emphasis on crafts.
The program aims at developing visionary entrepreneurs having close appreciation to blend design and technology. The curriculum is focused to address the need for a multifold increase in the volume of handicraft exports from Jammu & Kashmir and to create a responsive industry, which would keep up with the changing requirements of national and international markets.
