Carpet Embosser

Aliases: Carpet Carver

Industry/Sector(s): Handicrafts and Carpets

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

The tasks a Carpet Embosser is expected to perform include:

Trimming the edges of floral designs or patterns on carpets to give a raised appearance
Spreading the carpet on an even surface
Cutting wool on floral designs with hand scissors to give a raised appearance to the design
Chalking around or stencilling the outline of designs on carpets and creating an embossed effect by clipping wool either wholly under or wholly outside the design

WORK ENVIRONMENT

It is a not a field job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is not a part of this job
Part-time work and contractual jobs are available in some cities
Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Being self-employed is an option. In this case, the working hours and days will be flexible
Factories usually work for 6 days a week and 8/10 hours everyday. This may vary from factory to factory
Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

This job is suitable for candidates with One Leg (OL), Both Legs (BL), Low Vision (LV) and those who are Hearing Impaired (HH)

This may vary from organization to organization

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

ITI graduate

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

Knowledge of chalking and stencilling designs on carpets
Well-versed in using hand scissors to give a raised effect to designs on carpets
Adept with achieving an embossed effect by clipping wool
Knowledge of spreading out the carpet on an even platform

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ¹

Knowledge of preparing designs

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES ⁴

Indian Institute of Carpet Technology
Craft Development Institute
Indian Institute of Crafts & Design
Wool Research Association

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

For scholarship and schemes, use further links like:

http://handicrafts.nic.in/

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH

Helper → Carpet Embosser → Process Supervisor → Process Manager

The progression is indicative

EXPECTED EARNINGS ⁵

For freshers - Rs 50 to Rs 150 per day
For candidates with 2-4 years of experience or more - Rs 150 to Rs 300 per day

These figures are indicative and subject to change

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE

Previous relevant experience required

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS

Handicrafts and carpet factories across India
Self-employed

KEYWORDS

Carpet Etcher
Carpet Impresser
Carpet Carver

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	7318.6100	Carpet Embosser
ISCO 2008	7318	Handicraft Workers in Textiles, Leather and Related Materials
NIC 2008	13939	Manufacture of other floor coverings n.e.c.
QP Reference	NA	NA
NSQF	NA	NA

REFERENCES

1	National Classification of Occupations Division 7
2	http://www.iict.ac.in http://cdisgr.org/about_cdi.html http://www.iicd.ac.in

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