1. Agriculture Skill Council of India
Presentation to secretary(AC&FW), MOA & FW
On 4th December, 2015
Sowing Skills,
Harvesting Opportunities…

2. 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

3. 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

4. Agriculture Skill Council of India
ASCI : Industry led initiative 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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)

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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 )

13. 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 (IAMR), of which Less than 0.5 per cent have formal technical education

14. - 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

15. - 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

16. 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.

17. 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)

18. 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

19. Contact Details - Dr Satender Singh AryaK 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 (Haryana)
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