CSRTI, Mysore - Training Activities

For the steady growth of an industry, a continuous flow of trained professionals is most important. The role of CSRTI has always been on high pedestal in the area of human resource development in sericulture. The CSRTI started generating the human resource in India and other countries, especially of tropical region, by imparting training in sericulture. These efforts resulted in the establishment of an International Centre for Training and Research in Tropical Sericulture (ICTRETS) in 1980 under the Indo-Swiss Technical Cooperation programme. This had a major impact in developing and spreading Indian Tropical Sericulture Technologies to various developing countries and thus helping in generation of adequate manpower to meet the various challenges of developing world, besides providing cooperation between India and other countries.

The Institute also conducts several human resource development programmes for different target groups, in collaboration with various government agencies like Department of Science & Technology (DST) and Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Govt. of India. The DBT has extended financial support for the establishment of an exclusive Seri-Technology Complex for Women, to update the knowledge and develop skill among women sericulturists. This programme envisages to train about 3750 women over 5 year period (2004-09). Under this programme, the women participants are provided hands-on-practice exposure on various important aspects of mulberry sericulture like Integrated Nutrient & Disease Management in Mulberry by Eco-friendly Approach, Young-age Silkworm Rearing, Composite Silkworm Rearing, Integrated Pest & Disease Management in Silkworm by Eco-friendly Approach, Silkworm Seed Production, Value Addition by Bye-products of Sericulture Industry and Drudgery Reduction through Ergonomically Sound Appliances/Hand tools. The DST has also extended assistance for the use of machines, hand tools, etc. to reduce the drudgery of women sericulture activities. These programmes for women are fully sponsored and participants are provided free boarding-loading and exemption of course fee.

The trainees from abroad are financially supported under various government programmes like Indian Technical & Economic Co-operation (ITEC), Special Commonwealth African Assistance Plan (SCAAP), Colombo Plan, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR), etc.

CSRTI, Mysore conducts regular training programmes to develop professionally competent technical and extension personnel for supporting the sericulture industry. It strengthens the institutional capabilities through continuing education programmes and training system and updating the knowledge of trainees. It designs and implements the need based formal and informal training programmes. These programmes are tailor- made to meet the specific needs of the beneficiaries.

Training Facilities: It is equipped with all the required modern facilities and supported with professionally competent scientists-cum-faculty for conducting various training programmes. It has well equipped conferences and lecture halls with latest audio-visual aids, Computer facility with internet, LAN, rearing houses & mulberry garden etc.

Hostel facilities: The CSR&TI has good hostel facilities for boarding and lodging. It has separate hostel for men and women, which accommodate 150 incumbents at a time. These hostels have furnished rooms, spacious dinning halls kitchen and visitor lounges. Several other amenities like medical services, transport communication etc., are also available for the welfare of the trainees and students. Since, 2005 the training division is accredited with ISO 9001 - 2008 certification for its quality management system in design, development and conduct of training courses related to sericulture. It has become India's first institution to be ISO 9001 certified for all its systematic approaches and practices in providing training in sericulture, bench marking it with one among the best across the world.

It is to train Officials and farmers in a qualitative manner, so that they become effective in service delivery, CSR&TI, Mysore, has been undertaking training in different aspects of pre-cocoon sector. It has identified six segments of the training programmes.

1. Training programme for farmers under National Research Development Corporation (NRDC)

S.No.	Course	Duration	Main Topics
I. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME
(I) Third Country Training Programme
1	Training on Bivoltine sericulture technology for Administrative staff	14 days	General sericulture, extension, network seri-statistics, policies, organizational structure of CSB & DOS, bivoltine silkworm seed production, package of practices for mulberry and silkworm rearing, marketing and post cocoon technology, field visits
2	Training on Bivoltine sericulture technology for Technical staff	84 days	General sericulture, extension, network seri-statistics, policies, organizational structure of CSB & DOS, Soil fertility, psckage of practices, plant protection, silkworm breeds, seed multiplication, disinfection, silkworm rearing, mounting, quality parameters, mecha-nization, marketing, project evaluation, post cocoon technologies, field visits
II. National Programmes
(II) Certificate Courses
3	Intensive Bivoltine Training	35 days	Importance of bivoltine sericulture, production of quality leaves through improved cultivation packages, disinfection and hygiene in bivoltine silkworm rearing, rearing technology package, management of diseases and pests in mulberry and silkworm
4	Plant protection in Mulberry	4 days	Definition, identification of viruses & mycoplasma disease- its damage & estimation plant protection methods- pest control methods, appliances- spray pattern, its care & maintenance.
5	Mechanization in Sericulture and maintenance of machineries and equipments	4 days	Need and scope of mechanization in sericulture, hands on training on maintenance and repair of various equipments and machines
6	Soil analysis for CSB/DOS officials	05 days	Soil fertility management, collection of soil samples, micronutrient deficiency, Use of vipul, Seriboost, Tria-cantanol, Balanced use of chemical fertilizers
(III) Central Sector Schemes (css)
(A) Management Development Programme (MDP)
7	Refresher Course for CSB/ DOS Officers	05 days	Soil fertility mgt., Mul. Varieties, package of practices, vermin-compost, silkworm breeds, mulberry and silkworm crop protection, mechanization
8	Refresher Course for CSB/ DOS Technical staff	05 days	Soil fertility mgt., Mul. Varieties, package of practices, vermin compost, silkworm breeds, mulberry and silkworm crop protection, mechanization
9	Late age silkworm rearing for DOS/CSB officials	10 days	Shoot rearing technology, spinning, Leaf larvae separator,mounting, Cocooning structure, harvesting, Cocoon sorting and assessment
(B) Technology Up- gradation Programme (TUP)
10	Chawki rearing for farmers	8 days	Chawki silkworm rearing, disinfection & hygiene, organization of commercial CRC, maintenance of chawki garden, pest & disease control
11	Late age silkworm rearing for farmers	10 days	Late age rearing - shoot rearing technology, disinfection & hygiene maintenance, pest and disease control, spinning and mounting technology etc.,.
12	Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)	6 days	Growing green manuring crops, microbial aided compost technology, Vermicomposting, Biofertilizers - Azotobacter, Azospirullum, VAM, Phosphate solublizing microorganisms / Bacteria (PSM / PSB), Neem based pesticides, Trichoderma based biofungicides
13	Integrated Pest and disease Management (IPM)	6 days	Disinfection, selection of disinfectants, estimation, preparation, disinfection of rearing house, Silkworm diseases and their management hygiene, bed disinfectants, mulberry diseases and their management, mulberry pests tukra & leaf roller and their management Silkworm pests uzifly, IPM to control uzifly.
IV Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS)
14	Commercial Chawki Rearing	15 days	Commercial Chawki silkworm rearing, disinfection & hygiene, organization of commercial CRC, maintenance of chawki garden, pest & disease control. Managerial inputs including HRD and preparation of project for financial assistance.
15	Trading in sericultural inputs, hiring equipment/ machinery & consultancy	15days	Use of secatuer, pruning saw, shoot cutter, weed cutter, sprayer, deflossing, bed disinfectant equipment, temperature & humidity control machine etc. Demonstration of power tiller & tractor ploughing Managerial inputs including HRD and preparation of project for financial assistance.
16	Preparation of bio-formulations and recycling of seri-residues	15 days	Preparation of bio-formulations like Raksha, Nursery guard, Bionema, campomix, chetak used for the control of root diseases of mulberry. Composting and vermi-composting techniques for conversion of seri-waste into value added manure. Managerial inputs including HRD and preparation of project for financial assistance.
	Production and popularization of bio-control agents	15 days	Types of silkworm & mulberry pest and factors responsible for pest outbreak, Insectary facilities and requirements for mass production of bio-control agents, economics of mass production, techniques of release of biocontrol agents and their colonization, Visit to mass production units. Managerial inputs including HRD and preparation of project for financial assistance
18	Cocoon handicrafts	15 days	Selection of cut cocoons, Selection of dyes, Preparation of dye for coloring the cocoon, Cutting of cocoons. Preparation of different types of flowers, Arrangement of flowers in vases, Preparation of garlands Preparation of greeting cards, wall plates. Managerial inputs including HRD and preparation of project for financial assistance

For more details contact the Director, C.S.R.&T.I., Central Silk Board, Govt.of India,
Manandavadi Road, Sriramapura, Mysore 570 008, Karnataka, India. Telephone No . 0821-2362992, 2362406, 2362757 (Director) Fax: 091-0821-2362845 Grams: SILKBOARD