AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA

PRESENTATION TO SECRETARY(AC&FW), MOA & FW

ON 4TH DECEMBER, 2015

Sowing Skills, Harvesting Opportunities…

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

Government Initiatives23 Central Ministries

State Ministries

Mandate to skill 350 million people by 2022

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)

Target of skilling/upskilling 150 million people by 2022

by fostering private sector initiatives

Government Initiatives Private sector initiatives

Ministry of Skill Development &

Enterpreneurship

Cabinet Committee on

Skill Development

National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)

08-Apr-15

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NATIONAL SKILL QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK

To bring unified Institutional Structure & Standardization in vocational training programs

Key Features• Industry/Employer Centric Approach

• Quality Assurance Framework

•Organizes qualifications according to series of levels of Knowledge, Skills and Aptitude

• Provide Multiple Career Pathways

• Multiple Entry & Exit Option

• Credit Accumulation & Transfer

• Recognition to Prior Learning• Equivalence with Certificate, Degree & Diploma

AGRICULTURE SKILL COUNCIL OF INDIA

ASCI : Industry led initiative - 28 Member Governing Council – Composition: Industry, Government, Academic & Research Institutions and Farmer Groups.

SPONSORS (1/2)

Industry

Seed Industry: National Seed Association of India, MAHYCO

Pesticides Industry: Pesticides Formulators Association of India,

Fertilizer Industry: IFFCO Foundation (Largest Fertilizer Concern/ Farmer Cooperative) DCM Shriram Limited Micro Fertilizer: Indian Micro fertilizer Association (IMMA)

Farm Machinery Industry: Tractor Manufacturer Association and leading players viz.

John Deere Irrigation Industry:

Irrigation Association of India, (Jain Irrigation, Netafim) Dairy : Indian Dairy Association , CLFMA Livestock Association of

India

Government Bodies/ Boards

Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR)

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

National Horticultural Board (NHB)

Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium (SFAC),

Spices Board of India

National Committee on Plasticulture Applications in India (NCPAH)

Tea Board of India,

Coffee Board of India

Coconut Development Board

Agriculture Produce Export Development Authority ( APEDA)

7 Major Industry Associations & 10 Government Bodies | All sub sectors represented | Large & small; MNC & Indian Companies

SPONSORS (2/2)

Farmers Association All India Vegetable Growers

Association

Confederation of Indian Horticulture

UPASI (United Planters Association of Southern India),

All India Grape growers Association

Commodity Exchanges National Collateral Management

Services Ltd (NCMSL)

National Commodity Derivatives & Exchange (NCDEX)

Training Institutions International Horticulture

Innovation and Training Centre

Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology

Indian Institute of Plantation Management

OVERVIEW

Section 25 ‘Not For Profit’ Company under the aegis of NSDC, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship,

GOI

Target Group:

Skill Advisory Board on 1) Pre Harvest 2) Post Harvest 3) Dairy 4) Fisheries and 5) Poultry

Sponsorship from 1) Govt. Bodies & Boards 2) Industry Associations 3) Companies 4) Research & Training

Institutions

Committees 1) Occupational Competency 2) Finance 3) Human Resources 4) Accreditation & Certification

and 5) Stakeholders Engagements) 12-May-15

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• Farmers• Farm Workers• Formal Jobs in Agriculture • Self Employed (MSME & Unorganized Segment)

FOCUS SEGMENTS – ILLUSTRATIVE LIST

Self Employment – Skills

Self and Wage Employment - Skills

PARTNERSHIPS & ACTIVITIES

ENGAGEMENT WITH EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH INSTITUTES

Engaging Agriculture Universities

Short and Medium term Vocational Courses for Students in emerging Industry , Commercially oriented demand Roles

Joint certification for short term programs

Joint Curriculum Development, Capacity Building and Research

In Colleges under UGC

Introduction of Agriculture based programs mapped with NSQF under Community colleges & B.voc Scheme

Setting up of Kaushal Kendras which can offer programs from certificate till Ph.D and research level.

STATUS TILL DATE

60 QPs developed

117 TPs affiliated

1,38,457 Trainees enrolled

29 States/UTs covered

490 Trainers trained under ‘Train the Trainer’ Programs

359 Assessors empanelled

11 Languages employed for Assessments

Total candidatesTotal Enrolled 1,38,457

Total Assessed 1,21,366

Total Qualified 78,631

Total Certified 73,016

TRAINING PARTNERS

Total No Partners : 117

NSDC funded Partners : 27 ( ILFS, B-ABLE, ORION Edutech, Drisstee, ALC, Sahaj)

Non NSDC funded Partners: 90 ( KGVK, Escorts Skill Development Centre, Mahagrapes , Ayurvet Research Centre, Reep Trust, Samarth )

TRENDS IN AGRICULTURE WORK FORCE IN INDIA 263 million people (54.6%) are

engaged in the agriculture sector and over half of them are now agricultural labourers (Census, 2011)

Total Agricultural Workers expected to decline to 190 million (2022) (expected decline of 33%). (IAMR, 2013)

In Agriculture sector about 18.5% of the workers were skilled in 2009-10 (IAMR), of which Less than 0.5 per cent have formal technical education

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EMERGING AGRICULTURE

Huge demand led growth in several sectors. Rapidly emerging new job segments

- Agri Warehousing, Cold Chain, Logistics & Supply Chain

- Commodity & Financial Markets

- Digital & Agriculture Technology , Weather Forecasting

- Dairy, Poultry, Meat, Fisheries, Horticulture,

- Alternate energy (Solar, Biomass etc)

- Farm Mechanization, Micro Irrigation etc

- Protected Cultivation ( Green House, Hydroponics etc)

- Bamboo, Honey, Medicinal & Herbal, Organic etc

- New requirements in Seeds, Pesticides, Fertilizers etc

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Great Opportunity to Skill Youth for employment in High demand Jobs & Self Employment

EMERGING AGRICULTURE

Huge demand led growth in several sectors. Rapidly emerging new job segments

- Agri Warehousing, Cold Chain, Logistics & Supply Chain

- Commodity & Financial Markets

- Digital & Agriculture Technology , Weather Forecasting

- Dairy, Poultry, Meat, Fisheries, Horticulture,

- Alternate energy (Solar, Biomass etc)

- Farm Mechanization, Micro Irrigation etc

- Protected Cultivation ( Green House, Hydroponics etc)

- Bamboo, Honey, Medicinal & Herbal, Organic etc

- New requirements in Seeds, Pesticides, Fertilizers etc

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Great Opportunity to Skill Youth for employment in High demand Jobs & Self Employment

CURRENT ENGAGEMENT WITH DAC

1. Engagement Commenced with Extension Division & Horticulture Division

2. Developed Draft Occupational Standard for ACABC Enterpreneurs. Improving basis MANAGE Feedback

3. Bee Keeping Curriculum getting aligned.

4. First TOT in Bee Keeping using NBB SME in first week of January.

OTHER POSSIBLE COLLABORATION : ASCI- DAC

Identifying high employability Job Roles and subsequent development of National Occupational Standards (NOS) & Training modules for the same

Affiliation of DAC training Centres without any charges in simplified format

Joint Development of Curriculum aligned with NOSs for training of farmers, Trainers and Extension Workers.

ASCI and its affiliated training providers can work along and supplement State Agriculture Departments.

Optimal utilization of infrastructure & SMEs for ‘Train The Trainer’ programs wherever possible.

National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned and Industry recognized certificate for trainees

Recognition to Prior Learning (RPL) programs aligned to NSQF for semi skilled & Skilled Workforce

Promotion of Self Employment/Entrepreneurship based Job Roles

Setting up of segment wise Centre of Excellence with involvement of Industry

Subsector specific skill gap studies viz. Commodities ( NIAM) , Cold Chain (NCCD), Cooperative (NCDC)

SUPPORT EXPECTED FROM DAC

Use of Govt Infrastructure for conducting Training as well as TOT Programs

Linking with different agriculture bodies through an Advisory

Mobilization of already trained workforce/ Officials under various programs of DAC for RPL certification

Providing SMEs as Master Trainers for ToT Programs

Development of LMIS / Skill Development Plan in Agriculture & Horticulture across the States

Providing a list of recent retired officers who can be accessed as Trainers and Assessors by TPs and

Assessment bodies.

Advisory to major Players for utilization of CSR Funds for Skilling in Agriculture.

Funding for sub sectoral skill gap study under DAC scheme if possible

Dr Satender Singh Arya

CEO, Agriculture Skill Council of India(ASCI)

304&305, Bestech Chamber, 3rd Floor, B-Block, Sushant Lok-I, Gurgaon- 122 002 (Haryana)

Tel. : 0120- 4288322/ Mob. 99718 89099

E-Mail ID. : ceo@asci-india.com

Website: www.asci-india.com

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