Hosiery and woollen mills
Costing, MIS and export accounts.
Learn Online from Ludhiana – Hosiery, Bicycle & Machine-Tool Skills
Ludhiana is Punjab’s manufacturing capital: knitwear, bicycles and parts, sewing machines and machine tools built in thousands of small units.
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01Ludhiana
Ludhiana knitwear, cycles and machine tools
The city’s hosiery and woollen mills, bicycle and component makers, and small machine-tool firms export across India and abroad. Most are family businesses with limited in-house design or finance staff, which creates room for multi-skilled employees.
Costing, drawing and accounts abilities travel across all of these units, and owners often learn after hours.
Where the jobs are
Bicycle and component makers
Drawing, CNC and quality roles.
Machine-tool firms
3D design and automation.
02Courses that fit
What to learn for Ludhiana
Advanced Excel
Costing and order tracking for knitwear exporters.
24 hTally Prime
Owner-managed firm accounts.
80–110 hSolidWorks
3D design for component and tool makers.
40–100 hAutoCAD
Drafting base skill.
40–80 hMastercam
CNC programming for shops.
40 hDigital Marketing
Brands selling direct to customers.
60–320 hTake the same courses live online
03Joining from Ludhiana
How learning works
Ludhiana learners study live online.
Where we teach: classroom batches run at our Katpadi, Vellore and Ranipet centres in Tamil Nadu; learners elsewhere join live online or hybrid batches.
06Compare
Four courses, side by side
| Course | Hours | Who it suits | First project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Excel | 24 h | Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours. | Invoice template with drop-downs |
| Tally Prime | 80–110 h | Students and job seekers who want a full 80-hour grounding in accounting, inventory, GST, TDS and payroll in TallyPrime. | Bank reconciliation and year-end |
| SolidWorks | 40–100 h | Mechanical students, CNC operators and design engineers who want to turn SolidWorks models into planned CNC machining work. | Sheet metal CPU cover |
| AutoCAD | 40–80 h | Beginners who want a 40-hour course in 2D drafting, from drawing basics to layers, blocks and plotting. | 3D model of a bracket |
07Study plan
Your first 44 weeks from Ludhiana
At around seven hours a week, alongside college or work. Faster or slower is fine; finish each project before moving on.
- Weeks 1–3: Advanced Excel (24 h)
- Weeks 4–19: Tally Prime (80–110 h)
- Weeks 20–33: SolidWorks (40–100 h)
- Weeks 34–44: AutoCAD (40–80 h)
04Your learning path
From Ludhiana, step by step
Advanced Excel 24 h
You will learn to
- Summarise data with pivot tables, calculated fields, grouping and slicers
- Record, run and manage macros to automate repeated tasks
- Apply SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, nested IF, IFERROR and text and date functions
Project to build: One-click report macro. Record a macro that cleans, formats and prints a daily report.
Tools covered: Solver add-in, Data validation and dependent lists, Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 / Office), Excel Tables and named ranges, Goal Seek, Data Tables, Scenario Manager.
Foundation level: Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours.
Tally Prime 80–110 h
You will learn to
- Create a company, ledgers, groups and inventory masters in TallyPrime
- Prepare the trial balance, profit and loss account, balance sheet and cash flow
- Set up payroll with PF and ESI and process monthly salary
Project to build: Bank reconciliation and year-end. Reconcile the bank book and carry the company forward to the next financial year.
Tools covered: Payroll with PF and ESI, Migration from Tally.ERP 9, Order processing, batches, BOM and POS, TDS and Challan 281, Cost centres, budgets and scenarios.
Master level: Commerce students and accounts staff who want the complete TallyPrime foundation and advanced syllabus in 80 hours, including the newer release features.
SolidWorks 40–100 h
You will learn to
- Design sheet metal parts with base flanges, edge flanges, hems, bends and flat patterns
- Simulate mechanisms in SolidWorks Motion and plan CNC machining with CAM tools
- Assemble components using standard, advanced and mechanical mates and check interference
Project to build: Weldment supporting frame. Build a machine frame from structural members with gussets, end caps and a cut list.
Tools covered: SolidWorks Motion, CAM toolpaths and machining simulation, Assembly design with mechanical mates, Sketcher with relations and smart dimensions, Design Library and Toolbox.
Foundation level: Beginners and students who want a compact 40-hour course covering sketching, part modelling, assemblies, drawings and sheet metal.
AutoCAD 40–80 h
You will learn to
- Organise drawings with layers, layer states, blocks and attributes
- Add dimensions, leaders, text and tables using proper styles
- Set up layouts, viewports and page setups and plot drawings to scale
Project to build: AutoLISP helper routine. Write a simple LISP program that automates a repeated drafting task (Proficient level).
Tools covered: Parametric geometric and dimensional constraints, Blocks, dynamic blocks and attributes, AutoCAD 2D drafting and editing tools, AutoLISP and Visual LISP, Layers, layer states and filters.
Foundation level: Beginners who want a 40-hour course in 2D drafting, from drawing basics to layers, blocks and plotting.
05Careers
Roles that fit work around Ludhiana
Mechanical Design Engineer
A mechanical design engineer turns a product idea into accurate 3D models, assemblies and 2D manufacturing drawings.
Day to day: revise designs based on feedback from manufacturing, quality and testing teams; select materials, fasteners and standard parts to balance strength and cost.
Skills employers ask for: GD&T and tolerance stack-up basics; Clear communication with shop-floor and quality teams; Basic strength-of-materials calculations.
Where careers start: Trainee / CAD Draughtsman.
Quantity Surveyor (5D BIM)
A quantity surveyor measures the materials and work in a construction project and turns them into costs, bills of quantities, contractor bills and cost reports.
Day to day: prepare bills of quantities and cost estimates; prepare cost reports and cash-flow forecasts.
Skills employers ask for: Bill of quantities preparation; Advanced Excel for costing; Navisworks quantification and 5D workflows.
Where careers start: Junior QS / Billing Engineer.
Accountant / GST Practitioner
An accountant records a business's daily transactions, maintains ledgers, reconciles bank statements, manages payables and receivables and prepares financial statements.
Day to day: reconcile input tax credit with GSTR-2B; prepare trial balance, profit and loss and balance sheet.
Skills employers ask for: Accounting principles and double-entry; GST registration, invoicing and returns; Accuracy and confidentiality.
Where careers start: Accounts Assistant.
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08FAQ
Ludhiana – FAQ
Still have a question? Message us on WhatsApp.
Ask on WhatsAppCan a hosiery exporter learn costing in Excel online?
Yes. Advanced Excel is taught live with costing and reporting exercises.
Which course helps a component maker?
SolidWorks, AutoCAD and Mastercam are the usual picks.
Which course should I start with in Ludhiana?
The city’s hosiery and woollen mills, bicycle and component makers, and small machine-tool firms export across India and abroad. A sensible order is Advanced Excel first, then Tally Prime once you are comfortable.
Can I learn SolidWorks online or in hybrid mode?
Yes. Classroom, online and hybrid modes are available, depending on trainer availability. The counsellor at your chosen centre will confirm the mode and batch timing.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes, you receive a course completion certificate after finishing the course and its assessment. It is a training certificate, separate from Microsoft's own exams.
Can I learn online from Ludhiana?
Yes. CareerKraft runs live, trainer-led online and hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate as classroom batches, so learners in Ludhiana do not have to relocate.
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