In India there are 3.5 million fisher folk and millions of people involved in other employment generation avenues in the fisheries and allied sectors. There is demand for knowledgeable and skilled human resources for the development of standard products and services in the sector. Presently, skilling of the workforce is developed on-the-job by the industries and farms involved in fisheries related enterprises. The aim is for the vocational education and training system to take over the skilling of the workforce. The Government of India has proposed the Modular Employable Skill (MES) developmen
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In India there are 3.5 million fisher folk and millions of people involved in other employment generation avenues in the fisheries and allied sectors. There is demand for knowledgeable and skilled human resources for the development of standard products and services in the sector. Presently, skilling of the workforce is developed on-the-job by the industries and farms involved in fisheries related enterprises. The aim is for the vocational education and training system to take over the skilling of the workforce. The Government of India has proposed the Modular Employable Skill (MES) development programme to equip people with marketable skills. The MES programme in the fisheries sector is required to gear up inland, marine and fish processing areas with skilled human resources. Under the MES programme in the fisheries sector, the proposed modules for curricula development include fish breeding, mussel culture, fish feed preparation, fish processing, fish boat building, etc. It is suggested that the MES programme in fisheries may be implemented from state, district, block levels and up to cluster of villages. This paper attempts to present strategies and various dimensions related to the implementation, examination, accreditation and certification of MES in fisheries.
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