Short Term Skills Development Training Programme On Nursery Management by HCMS, Jaipu

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Dear All

Hahnemann Charitable Mission Society, a Jaipur, Rajasthan based non-government organization, effective since 1996 in the field of agriculture. Society assists and facilitates, from basic information to marketing, to the rural farmers. HCMS’s mission is to promote and expand organic,horticulture,aromatic and medicinal farming not only in rural India but also in urban. We generate interest and awareness among the urban society by putting up various exhibitions; displaying organic/aromatic/medicinal/herbal plants, in cities and metro cities. This charitable society is always aimed towards the welfare of Indian rural sector.

In October 2007, HCMS is organizing a short-term skill training programme for livelihoods under Rajasthan Mission on Livelihoods. This training is completely financed by Entrepreneurship and Management Development Institute, Jaipur.

This 30 day OJT will be conducted at Jaipur under the guidance/vigilance of Mr.Atul Gupta, Secretary of HCMS, Jaipur.It is going to be commenced on 10/10/07 and will be accomplished on 9/11/07 at Jaisinghpura Khor, Jaipur.The age limit is 18 to 35 years. The preference will be given to unemployed and less educated but possessing minimum educational qualification prescribed in the concerned course. The youth may be drawn from different nearby villages as par as possible and who are willing to start livelihood activity in the area of training.

The participant should posses basic education related to nursery/agriculture like identifying and utilizing the tools and equipments required in nursery, preparing plant rows and manure, sowing seeds and planting sapling, etc.

The fee is structured as below:
Rs.2400 per participant of General Category
Rs.1200 from SC/ST and OBC participants
Rs.600 for women, handicapped, and Sahariya Tribes participants

The few topics are like:
To prepare plans for nursery development
To identify the work areas of nursery and to prepare the outline
Land treatment for plant protection
Discussion over important subjects during training

The OJT will cover all the essential elements from introduction, sowing of seeds to packaging of the plants and other nursery related issues. The accommodation and other arrangement will be taken care of by the organization. The purpose of organization is to provide a cutting edge to each and every participant through its instructionally well designed, result oriented training programme.The batch will consist of 30 participants keeping in view that the instructor/trainer can bestow proper time to each and can impart best to best theoretical and practical knowledge/training to him. The completion of the programme will be trailed by 3 follow-ups.
(1) First Follow-up
3 self addressed postcards will be provided to each trainee towards the end of the training programme by the training provider for receiving the information on the livelihood pursued by the trainee. The trainees may be told to send one postcard giving information regarding livelihood pursued, earning per month etc every quarter to our organization.

(2) Second Follow-up
After 6 months of the training completion, one meeting will be conducted among the trainees and their monitors (who are supposed to monitor the trainees of their group).Before this meeting, the monitors will approach the trainees and will discuss the income, loans (if any), problems, etc of trainees of their group.

(3) Third Follow-up
After 12 months of completion of the training programme, one meeting will be conducted in which all the participants will be invited to discuss their work progress and the related problems.

The main dictum is to improve or to make them attain skills and to enhance their confidence level so that the illiterate / literate or poor people under BPL can set up their own nursery etc to raise their income level with our organization’s and government support.