“Everybody wants to become somebody to have a significant life. In order to lead a significant life and grow well one must possess the capacity to take risks."
Featuring MR. SANATAN SAHOO , Director of CFTI ( Central Footwear Training Institute ) , Agra. An individual who inspite of all the odds and challenges of life did his best to explore his passion in footwear industry and who is today giving profitable ventures to the footwear industry.
He joined as the Director of CFTI in 2009 and since then the graph of the institute has been rising up like never before. From 4 courses runned for the trainees the no. has increased to 9 by now with around 15,607 trainees enrolled for the sessions.
Sharing some periscopes from the interview:
- How will you define the term ' Entrepreneur'?
- Everybody wants to become somebody in order to lead a significant and a valuable life with learning’s, fame and success. And in order to achieve this one needs a special talent in order to grow . An entrepreneur is that person who possesses that ' special talent' which separates him/her from the crowd.
- What made you dive into the footwear industry?
- My father was a tailor by profession and his friend was a junior engineer. When I use to see the difference between their earnings I use to feel low and disturbed. That was the time which made me choose to opt for ' footwear diploma' as I wanted to do something that nobody ever did in my family and then support them in all the beneficiary ways.
- How it feels to be ' the director' of the central footwear industry?
- I feel overwhelmed and totally proud of the laurels that I have showered upon the footwear industry. I feel God has chosen me for this purpose and I am immensely proud to sit at the chair and shoulder my responsibilities with the best of my possibilities and contribute as much as I can to the footwear industry.
- What's your Mantra of Success?
- My Mantra of success is simple , " Stay dedicated to your goals , perform your duties with complete loyalty. Loyalty over everything. Work with your heart and efficacy, wholeheartedly without making calculations about the results. Be effort oriented."
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS CARRIED OUT IN THE RECENT PAST:
- NSQF compliance of all courses: The institute is conducting long term and short term courses on regular basis for last three years. The courses were modified and redesigned as per the NSDA guidelines.
- Establishment of Sub Centres and Extension Centers : The institute is now running two courses regularly at its sub centre at the campus of MSMEDI , Kanpur. At the same time , the proposal of establishing an Extension Centre of the Institute at Kolkata under the Hub and Spoke model , has already been approved . The training programs shall be started shortly.
- Promotion of Creativity and Innovation : The students of the Institute are being continuously encouraged for innovative ideas to participate in the design competition held in Chennai every year. A large number of students and faculties participate in these competitions and a good number of awards are being won since 2011-12. Till now 35 awards have been received in different categories.
- Campus Interview and Placement of Trainees : The institute has been conducting the campus interviews at the institute on a regular basis and assisting the students in placement in different footwear units in the country. Nearly 70% of the students are getting placed through the campus interviews and the interview arrangements at the factory premises.
- Introduction to E - Marketing Portal : The institute has launched the portal of E- Marketing especially for customized shoe. The new products developed by the students are placed in the web portal attached to the institute's website. During this year , nearly 50 products were produced as per the specification of the customers.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES:
Under the supervision of Mr. Sahoo the institute is in continuous service to the society in different forms. Few to mention are:
- Cleaning and Plantation at the institute , hostel and public areas.
- Promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy.
- Use of flower and non flowering plants for presenting to the guests in different occasions in place of bouquets.
- Organizing competitions in different occasions for the school students.
- Awareness programs on different emerging topics like Demonetization, GST, E- Marketing, Water Conservation etc.
- Arranging study visits of the schools and junior colleges.
- Distribution of cooked food, dry ration and Masks to the migrant workers and needy people during Covid-19 Lock down period.
A Quick Rapid Fire Round:
- Inspiration: My Father, My Teacher and of course my wife.
- Success Factors: Work, Work and Work. Work like fool.
- Memorable Milestone: When I got my first central Government job in 1990.
- Best Advice I Ever Got: Be the effort orientated, Outcome shall follow automatically.
- One Thing I Learnt the Hard Way: Let us do whatever; we are supposed to do to the best possible extent honestly. Avoid what is not supposed to d. everything shall be alright, God is great.
- MENTOR: My own conscience.
- Ultimate Goal: To have my own Institute, Called Institute Human Ethics (IHE). I shall wait for the day, when the Americans will approach for training in my institute.
- Motto in Life: To justify human life, live happy and graceful till death.
- Work Life Balance: Only honest and sincere effort for anything can change the destiny.
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