Top 8 Lesser Known Courses

There exist people who follow their dreams and turn their passion into a profession. There are others who have to take up jobs which they never wanted to because of the societal and family pressure on them.

In India mostly, people are seen but obviously made to take up science or at times they aren’t left with any room to think of what they like as ever since they start going to school they have been made to focus on only one thing without letting them exactly think what they want. Engineering is one of the most taken up courses in our country. There are tonnes of engineering colleges, for parents it’s a dream that their kids become engineers. This probably still prevails because people aren’t actually aware of so many other courses precisely; they don’t know that there can be a living made out of a few amazing things that everybody took or perceived as only a sort of hobby and nothing more than that.

Here are a few courses enlisted which you might have never known.

Footwear Design :-

Majority of us didn’t know there exists something like Footwear design. For us it was always Fashion Designer, we were definitely aware that Fashion Designer exists but there are other co designers and Footwear design is one among them. It’s the Footwear designer behind all the new stylish shoes of different types. A shoe designer from creating a rough layout to the delivery of the final product he does it all. They basically sketch the designs by hand or by the help of computer-aided design (CAD) software.

One of the premier Institute of footwear designing present in India is  Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Chennai.

Chocolate Engineer

Now you must be surprised to know that there exists a profession or you can take it as a branch of engineering called Chocolate Engineering.

Yes, Chocolate Engineer is a profession you can take up. A Chocolate Engineer is the one who designs the recipes for the Chocolates. Unlike other engineering jobs, here the person doesn’t have to work with heavy machines or tools, it’s just limited to designing a whole collection of chocolates, the add ons, the thing to be reduced etc.

The few Chocolatier Institutes situated in India are as follows ;

• Barry Callebaut India Private Limited,Mumbai.
• Craft and Social Development Organization (CSDO) E-61, Ist Floor, Lajpat Nagar-II, New Delhi.
• Swisswrap Chocolate Academy,Mumbai.
• MAPP – Magnificence Academy of Packaging Professionals,New Delhi.

Tea taster

Tea taster? Sounds interesting right? It’s gonna excite you more after knowing that you can be a tea taster and make money out of it. The work role of a tea taster can be understood by the name itself. We might not be able to mark or identify even the slight difference between different tea but these professionals can do it. They hold expertise in figuring out the fragrance along with the content. Isn’t it amazing?

Pet Psychics

If you are somebody who loves animals then you can think of spending your whole life being a pet psychic. A Pet Psychic is basically an animal communicator who tries to decode the unsaid words of animals through their emotions.To get into this profession you don’t need any sort of formal training, all you need to do is to understand and communicate gently with the animals and offer your love and care to them.

Whiskey Ambassador

Whiskey Ambassadors are the ones who are basically assigned to check the quality of the Whiskey. If you find joy in sipping whiskey and want to explore more tastes you can turn down this desire of yours as a profession.

You need to learn the techniques, from smelling to the taste, all this can be achieved through a professional course or a training. Though this kind of jobs are in much demand outside India but there do exist jobs in India.  This Whiskey tasting and recommending it to others is an ART which you can master through right practice and techniques.

Cartographer

A Cartographer is the one who creates,updates maps. He has to do all the researching, collecting, storing, retrieving, evaluating and manipulating data. It’s an extremely interesting profession for those who love Geography. To excel in this field one can pursue a course be it degree, diploma or certification.

Few colleges present offering courses in Cartography are;

• Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi
• Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Pandit RaviShankar Shukla University, Raipur
• Annamalai University, Chennai
• Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping, Hyderabad

Island Caretaker

To everyone out there having a deep love for nature,enjoy being around water, seas, oceans or Island precisely this job is for you guys. Island Caretaker are the ones who take care of the grounds, exploring what the area has to offer, what structures can be built. They need to possess or learn a set of skills like landscaping abilities, plumbing, gardening, carpentry etc as all these are included in taking care off the island. People who own private islands hire island caretakers, then these caretakers have to also see to all the convenience of the owner, fixing it up all before their arrival etc.

There is no specific degree or course available or required. All one needs to have is the skill, qualities like being sincere, loyal, trustworthy etc.

Logistician

At present it is one of the most sought career by the people and of course by the employers. A logistician has to analyse and coordinate the whole system of supplying products from the manufacturer to the consumers. The people willing to take up this job can pursue courses like; Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Logistics,Supply Chain Analytics.

The Colleges of India offering these courses are;

• CII Institute of Logistics,Chennai.
• Indian Institute of Logistics IIL,Chennai.
• Institute of Aviation and Logistics Management Bengaluru.
• Disha School of Management,Raipur.

There are only few among the ocean of courses available which so many of us aren’t aware of. To make study and job fun it’s crucial to take up what brings one joy and hence would make learning and working a fun process. Humans give their best to things they love and enjoy, imposing anything and doing things forcefully has significant bad effects on one both mentally and physically. Choosing the right career at the right time is the major concern, people should be worried about.

 

Written By – Rituja Roy

Edited By – Priyanka Sukhwani