(NSKFDC). We have also started our training programme with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) at Haryana and Madhya Pradesh state.

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1 4 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 F&F AN EYE TO FURNITURE: JOURNAL OF FFSC ISSUE: 5 NOV DEC From the Chairman s Desk Dear Readers, My warmest greetings to you all. It is indeed a great honour and pleasure to connect with you all thorough our Newsletter. Last month we have particpated in the awareness camp organised by National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Safai Karmacharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC). We have also started our training programme with National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) at Haryana and Madhya Pradesh state. As a part of regular activity we have conducted Training of Trainers (ToTs) and Training of Assessors (ToAs) for our Trainers and Assessors respectively. We organise ten day ToT program which certifies the particpants as FFSC certified trainer. The ToT program comprises of both domain and platform skill training. FFSC and Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Soceity (JSDMS) have joined hands and started running two mobile vans-skill on Wheels for the state of Jharkhand. These vans will do RPL in rural areas of Jharkhand. We hope this will help in boosting the career growth and will increase the employability of the certified candidates. We at FFSC always try to provide industry relevant training which is aligned to National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). We strive to develop a robust training delivery mechansim that helps the trainees to have a better livelihood. Even though stress is given on education and vocational training, there is significant dearth of skilled workforce in the industry. Several steps are being taken by the Government to bridge the supply and demand gap of skilled manforce. FFSC is also in a constant endeavor to set high benchmarks standards for furniture and fittings training and development. The intent of our Newsletter is to reach all our stakeholders. We hope that you will find the edition informative and useful. Warm Regards, Anil Mathur

2 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 2 From the Co-Chairman s Desk Dear Friends, Heartiest Greetings!!!!! A high quality skilled workers is need of the industry. The country is currently facing challenge of paucity of skilled manpower as well as non-employability of large sections of workforce that possess little or no job skills. Here the role of the FFSC is important for providing these skilled high quality workforce to the industry who can employ them. Hettich India has joined FFSC in this venture of opening Model Centre. I am happy to announce that Hettich India Pvt Ltd and Mr. Saroj Poddar Group have set up an iconic centre for Furniture & Fittings domain named as Hettich Poddar Woodworking Institute. The centre is equipped with all the modern machineries required for the training. The centre will encourage more young people to get trained in modern wood working skills. The institute will also train and develop a set of good trainers. In this, German woodworking experts will be involved in imparting training and finalising the course content. Trainers from industries that complement the wood working industry will also be involved in the training of trainer sessions to make the technical knowledge of the trainers wholesome. State of the art institute s like Hettich Poddar Woodworking Institute (HPWWI) will help in generating excitement to learn new and more modern techniques about working and thus help in bridging the demand supply gap by making available the employable and skilled manpower to the woodworking industry. We need an ecosystem that supports reduction of wage loss by making people to come, learn and upgrade their skillset and also provide some support in a form of stipend to be paid to the candidate such that he can cover his boarding lodging expenses when he is learning away from his home, it will help in bringing more people to train in advanced training setups. It s an enormous task to channelize the youth today both in rural and urban area. The Institute helps in skilling the people and helping them getting gainful employment in the industry. Best Regards, Anil Goel Training at Hettich Poddar Woodworking Institute

3 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 3 Vigillance Awareness Week (30 th Oct- 4 th Nov 2017) Vigilance Awareness Week observed every year from to on the theme of My Vision: Corruption free India. Team FFSC also administered the pledge and observed the Vigilance Awarenss Week. Certificate of Commitment by Central Vigilance Commission Participation of FFSC in Delhi Haat and India Intrnational Trade Fair Shilpotsav 2017 Five candidates skilled under the skilled development training programme of National Safai Karmacharis Finance Development Corporation showcased their products and particpated Shiplotsav 2017 at Delhi Haat. The candidates were trained in job role of Carpenter- Wooden Furniture by G S Techno Innovation Pvt Ltd. FFSC also particpated in the Shilpotsav 2017 at Delhi Haat and Indian Institute of Trade Fair. Participation of FFSC at the stall of National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) and National Safai Karmacharis Finance & Development Corporation (NSKFDC)

4 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 4 Shri B L Meena, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, and Shri K Narayan, Managing Director, National Safai Karmacharis Finance & Development Corporation with the trainees skilled under scheme of NSKFDC Inauguration of NSIC Training Inauguration of RPL training under National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) at Lala Kundan Lal Memorial Society, Ratia The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Government of India has formulated a scheme of creating a National Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Hub (NSSH) schemes through the National Small Schemes Industries Corporation, a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under Ministry of MSME. FFSC has started RPL under NSIC scheme for the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Caste in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh state.

5 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 5 Awareness Camp of NBCFDC and NSKFDC NBCFDC and NSKFDC organised an awareness cum health camp at Gangapur city on 2 nd December, which was attended by nearly 500 visitors. FFSC also joined the awarness camp for making people familiar with skill develoment training programme in furniture & fittings sector. Shri K Narayan, Managing Director, and Shri Ajit Punia, General Manager, National Safai Karmacharis Finance & Development Corporation distributed certificates and interacted with the certified candidates at Sawai Madhopur ToT at Hettich Poddar Wood Working Institute

6 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 6 ToA at Karjee Eduventures, Bihar Assessment of RPL-PMKVY candidates at Wadhwani Foundation, Bhopal Theory and Practical Trainings

7 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 7 Flag Off of Mobile Skill Van- Kaushal Rath for Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society Flag off of Kaushal Raths or Skills on Wheel by Smt. Rajbala Verma, Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand along with Shri Ajay Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Shri Ravi Ranjan, Mission Director, JSDMS, Shri Amar Jha, CEO, JSDMS and Smt. Barnali Basu, Head A&A, FFSC. Two Kaushal Raths or Skills on Wheel of Furniture & Fittings Skill Council were flagged off by Ms. Rajbala Verma, Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand on the occasion of Employer Summit organised by Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Soceity. The Kaushal Raths will reach remotest rural villages of Jharkhand for conducting the RPL of the carpenters at their doorsteps. These vans are equipped with modern tools and equipment of carpentary trade. This initiative of JSDMS and FFSC will help in skilling and certifying the work-force involved in this un-organised sector.

8 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 8 Press Clippings RPL camp under Skill Development Scheme of NBCFDC by Balasore Chamber of Industries & Commerce

9 F&F A FURNITURE & FITTINGS SKILL COUNCIL INITIATIVE Issue 5 9 News for Web Pepperfry decided to build India's largest furniture warehouse and here's why The nuance to furniture is handling, says Ashish Shah, founder and COO of Mumbai-based furniture marketplace Pepperfry and former ebay executive. Ashish claims that this is the largest furniture warehouse in the country - one that can park three airbuses inside! "We are now the largest seller of furniture in the country. It's natural we should have the largest furniture warehouse as well," he chuckles. Govt promulgates ordinance to exempt bamboo from felling in non-forest areas To cut down on its import bill, the government on Thursday promulgated the Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017 which will exempt bamboo grown in non-forest areas from the requirement of felling and transit permit for its economic use. At present, India imports timber and allied products, such as pulp, paper, furniture etc and in 2015 alone India imported about million cubic meters of timber and allied products which were worth Rs 43,000 crore. Thus it is a significant move for India which has the largest area under bamboo in the world and is second richest country after China in terms of bamboo genetic resource. Artisans hold exhibition of wooden artifacts Even the city has many shops of wooden furniture and artifacts as they come here to exhibit their work. Asgar Ali said, An old customer helped us find a new place. The last question people ask before buying any wooden piece is if this is made of Tahli? said Amjad Ali. Mega furniture Hub to Come Up At Kinfra Park, Kerala In a bid to boost the furniture manufacturing sector in Kerala, an Innovative International Furniture Hub will be soon set up at the KINFRA Hi-Tech Park In Kalamassery. Innovative International Furniture Hub director P Pavitharan said that industries secretary Paul Antony has already received their proposal for the land and Kinfra has been assigned to prepare and develop the project. Odisha Government approved 1,640 crore for 3 job-oriented industrial parks In order to attract employment-intensive investments to the State, a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi at the Secretariat on Friday approved three such projects envisaging a total investment of Rs 1,640 crore with job potential of around 7,900. Website: Twitter: Facebook: We invite you to mail us news, updates, stories, feedback and articles at shabana.parween@ffsc.in These news of the Newsletter are only for quick reference of readers and the deatiled article can be refered at different magazines/ websites.the content od the Newsletter is provided for information purpose only. No claim is to made as to the accuracy or authentiicty of the content of the Newsletter.