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 Cabinet Committee on Skill Development Government Initiatives Private sector initiatives Ministry of Skill Development & Enterpreneurship National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Target of skilling/upskilling 150 million people by 2022 by fostering private sector initiatives Government Initiatives 23 Central Ministries State Ministries Mandate to skill 350 million people by 2022 08-Apr-15

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. Skill Gap Studies and Development of Skill Inventory Occupational Mapping of Job Roles National Occupational Standards & Course Curriculum Assessment and Certifications Labour Market Information System (LMIS) Adoption of Global Best Practices Promote Centres of Excellence

Sponsors (1/2) Industry Government Bodies/ Boards 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 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 Commodity Exchanges Training Institutions All India Vegetable Growers Association Confederation of Indian Horticulture UPASI (United Planters Association of Southern India), All India Grape growers Association National Collateral Management Services Ltd (NCMSL) National Commodity Derivatives & Exchange (NCDEX) 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) Farmers Farm Workers Formal Jobs in Agriculture Self Employed (MSME & Unorganized Segment) 12-May-15

Focus Segments – ILLUSTRATIVE LIST Self Employment – Skills Self and Wage Employment - Skills Crop Management - Food Grain Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Crop Management - Cash Crops Sugarcane Jute Cotton Plantation Crops Crop Management - High Value Agriculture Horticulture Protected Cultivation Precision Farming Agri Information Management Market Information Risk Management Financial Inclusion Allied Agriculture Activities Dairy Farming Poultry Fisheries Inputs Industry (Seeds / fertilizers/Pesticide) and Farm Machinery Seeds Fertilizers Pesticides Farm Machinery Agri Extension Agri Practices Other Industry Related to Agriculture Agri Warehousing Cold Chain Agri Retail

Partnerships & activities INTERNATIONAL LANTRA , United Kingdom . German Agri Business Alliance AgriFood Skills, Australia . Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council (CAHRC) NATIONAL National Skill Certification and Reward Scheme (STAR) of Ministry of Finance, GOI Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) of MSDE, GOI STATES PUNJAB : Introduction of Agriculture in 95 schools HARYANA : Introduction of Agriculture in 48 Schools HIMACHAL PRADESH : Introduction of Agriculture in 50 schools UTTAR PRADESH : Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission (UPSDM) KERALA : Additional Skill Acquisition Programme (ASAP) University and University Grants Commission Independent University Programmes. PAU and GADVASU, Pune University Community Colleges (Diploma and Advanced Diploma) B Voc Courses in 13 Colleges Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) A Pilot Project on RPL for National Skill Development Agency (NSDA)

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 Total candidates 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 candidates Total 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

- 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 - 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 - 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

T H A N K S Contact Details - 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