Role of Sector Skill Council in NVEQF

Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI)

Flow of Presentation

Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI)

Agriculture: Sector Skills Council

Objectives of ASCI

Target Groups

Organisation Structure

Design Principle

Focus Segments

Project Parameters & Conditions

Support Organisation Support Organisation

Next Steps for ASCI

Industry Partnership

Preparation of NOS

Affiliation with Partners

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Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI)

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Agriculture: Sector Skill Council

NSFI and FICCI are the Proposing Organizations

Steps in the formation of Sector Skills Council in Agriculture

Concept building (Jan. 2011)

Consultation process and research (Feb. 2011)

Supporting Organizations (Feb. 2011 to Oct. 2011)

Submission of Proposal to NSDC (Nov. 2011) Submission of Proposal to NSDC (Nov. 2011)

Review of Proposal & Terms of Reference (Dec. 2011)

Due diligence by NSDC and IMaCS (Jan. 2012 to June 2012)

Approval by Project Evaluation Committee (PEC) (July 2012)

Approval by Project Approval Committee (PAC) (August 2012)

Approval by NSDC Board (August 2012)

Implementing Organization: Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI)

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Target Groups

Farmers

Wage Workers

Agri Entrepreneurs

Agri Extension Workers (Organised & Unorganized)

Students Students

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Objectives: In Agriculture Context

Identification of skill development needs including preparing a catalogue of types of skills, range and depth of skills to facilitate individuals to choose from them.

Development of a sector skill development plan and maintain skill inventory.

Determining skills/competency standards and qualifications.

Standardization of affiliation and accreditation process.

Participation in Affiliation, accreditation, examination and certification. Participation in Affiliation, accreditation, examination and certification.

Plan and execute Training of Trainers.

Promotion of academies of excellence.

Establishment of a well-structured sector specific Labour Market

Information System (LMIS) to assist planning and delivery of training.

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Design Principles

TRAINING NEED ANALYSIS

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

ROLLOUT OF TRAINING

ASSESSMENT AND

CERTIFICATION

ProductionPost

Harvest Handling

MarketingPrimary

processingStorage

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ASCI

Create occupational

Standards and

Competency levels

For job roles

Assessments

And certification

Of trainers

And trainees

Affliation of

Training institutes

Focus Segments

Crop Management - Food Grain

Crop Management - Food Grain

Cereals

Crop Management - Cash Crops

Crop Management - Cash Crops

Sugarcane

Jute

Crop Management - High Value Agriculture

Crop Management - High Value Agriculture

Horticulture

Agri Information

Management

Agri Information

Management

Market Informat

ion

Allied Agriculture Activities

Allied Agriculture Activities

Bee Keeping

Inputs Industry (Seeds /

Pesticide) and Farm

Machinery

Inputs Industry (Seeds /

Pesticide) and Farm

Machinery

Agri Extension

Other Industry

Related to Agriculture

Other Industry

Related to Agriculture

Agri Wareho

using

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Pulses

Oilseeds

Jute

Cotton

Plantation Crops

Protected Cultivation

Precision Farming

Risk Manage

ment

Financial Inclusion

Dairy Farming

Poultry

Agri Practices

Cold Chain

Agri Retail

Representative list of segments for illustration purposes

Project Parameters

Project Parameters Over a Periods of 10 Years

No. of Segments Covered : 7

No. of trainees certified : 56.50 Million

Number of Trainers Trained : 42,668

Number of Training organizations accredited : 8,848

Number of accreditation organizations : 42

National Occupation Standards (NOSs) developed : 105

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Supporting Organization

Government Bodies:

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,

Agriculture Produce Export Development Authority ( APEDA)

Seed Industry:

National Seed Association of India, MAHYCO

Pesticides Industry:

Pesticides Formulators Association of India, Du-Pont, DSCL

Fertilizer Industry:

IFFCO Foundation (Largest Fertilizer Concern/ Farmer Cooperative)

DSCL

Micro Fertilizer: Indian Micro fertilizer Association (IMMA)

Irrigation Industry:

Irrigation Association of India,

Jain Irrigation ( Largest Micro irrigation concern) ,

NETAFIM

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Supporting Organization

Farm Machinery Industry:

Escorts,

Mahindra & Mahindra,

TAFE

Training Institution:

Indian Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) Bangalore,

International Horticulture Innovation & Training Centre (IHITC) Jaipur,

Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) Ludhiana,

IFFCO Foundation

Agri Logistics, Warehousing and Commodity Exchanges Sector:

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Agri Logistics, Warehousing and Commodity Exchanges Sector:

National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCMSL),

National Commodity Derivatives & Exchange (NCDEX)

Plantation Sectors / Farmers Group:

All India Vegetable Growers Association,

Confederation of Indian Horticulture,

UPASI (United Planters Association of Southern India),

All India Grape growers Association

Next Steps for ASCI

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Extension providers in India

Extension

workers

FBO/SHG

FFS

ATMA

DoARural retail

hubs

Output

buyers

Input

dealers

Other

farmers

Farmers

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KVKs

Agri-clinics

ICAR, SAU

NGOs

Mobile applications,

ICT, Media

E-Choupal

Source: Glendenning et al., 2010

Industry Partnership with ASCI

DCM Sriram Consolidated Limited (DSCL)

Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)

Tea Board of India

Spices Board of India

National Committee on Plasticulture Application in Horticulture (NCPAH)

IFFCO Foundation

National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)

Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd.

Pesticides Manufactures and Formulators Association of India (PMFAI)

Confederation of Indian Horticulture (CIH) Confederation of Indian Horticulture (CIH)

ICICI Bank

Initiatives of Development Foundation (IDF)

Karnataka Krishi Mission

North Eastern Regional Agriculture Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC)

Vegetable Growers Association of India

The United Planters Association of South India (UPASI)

Grapes Growers Federation of India

Coffee Board of India

National Horticulture Board (NHB)

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Way Ahead for ASCI

Process has been initiated for the development of NOS in Agriculture

with focus sectors of Farm Machination, Irrigation, Inputs Industry, Supply Chain

Industry, along with Farmers and related community

ASCI is also working with Industry for the development of Labor Market

Information System (LMIS), as no such information in Agriculture is available,

due to its very nature of Unorganized sector

Agriculture being such a large sector, we are also in the process of having

Industry Associations for Development of NOS

The derive is very much supported by Industry and looking forward to have their

support in developing NOS which will further strengthen the NVEQF

NOS development and affiliation of Partners, followed by Train the Trainers

programme is the way forward for ASCI

ASCI will also provide the certification to the Candidates which will be supported

by the Agriculture Industry, thus helps in better placement

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Probable Association with Govt. of HP

Skill Gap Analysis and Study for Agriculture Sector in Himachal

Pradesh

Support for development of Content according to NOS developed

by ASCI

Infrastructure support for carrying out Train the Trainer (T3)

Programme on NOS specific content

Support in accepatance of certification of Candidates from ASCI

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Support in accepatance of certification of Candidates from ASCI

Infrastructure support for creation of Centre of Excellence (CoE)

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