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THE CRAFTS SPECTRA A Publication by Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council

Edition 08 | Oct – Dec, 2019

IndustryNeeds

Artisans and Worker Needs

Sector Growth

Nationally

Collaborating with Handicrafts

and Carpet Sector Skill Council for

building Skill India (HCSSC) –

Integrated Needs and Approach

HCSSC invites the Industry partners/

members of Handicrafts and Carpet

sector.

HCSSC aims at fostering efficiency

and consistency through enabling

uniformity in the skill levels of the

Industry workers.


A Publication by Handicrafts and Carpet Sector Skill Council

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Message from the

Desk of Chairman

Thank you all for

making the council

achieve its milestone

of training and

certifying over

1,30,000 trainees

across India under

various schemes and

job roles of the sector.

We are industry based

set up, further

encouraging the need

of Cluster based

trainings for crafts of

India.

We welcome and

encourage your

continuous

involvement in this

journey of skilling the

youth of India by

following integrated

need and approach.

We would like to extent

our gratitude to our

industry members,

training partners,

assessment agencies

and everyone

associated with our

skill council for their

constant support.

A meeting held with Hon'ble Minister Dr.

Mahendra Nath Pandey, Ministry of Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)

and Shri. O.P Prahladka, Chairman, HCSSC

with Shri. Krishan Kumar, CEO HCSSC

discussing the way forward to make social

conditions of artisans and weavers more

strong and sustainable.

Inside this Edition

1. Communication & Advocacy

2. Other Events – Fit India Movement

3. Presence & Projects

4. Upcoming Job Roles

5. Training Events in India

6. Upcoming Events

7. Expert Speak

8. Industry Talks



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1. Communication & Advocacy

Shri. O.P Prahladka, Chairman, HCSSC

interacting with the Hon'ble Minister Dr.

Mahendra Nath Pandey, MSDE and

Chairman’s & CEOs of other Sector Skill

Councils (SSCs) during an event.

Shri. Krishan Kumar at Nagaland, Kohima

Workshop held on 15 Oct, 2019 on

Strengthing Skill and Entrepreneurship.

Glimpse of 23rd Meeting of Governing

Body of Handicrafts and Carpet Sector

Skill Council held on 23rd December, 2019.



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2. Fit India Movement

Hon’ble Prime Minister of

India has launched the Fit

India Movement with a

view to make Physical

Fitness a way of life. Fit

India Movement aims at

behavioural changes from

sedentary lifestyle to

physically active way of

day-to-day living.

Trainees undergoing

training in Handicrafts

and Carpet Sector

participated in large

number across India,

along with the Training

Partners.



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Projects with State Skill Missions under CSSM, State Funded Schemes and

other Governement Organisations

PMKVY 2.0 (Special Project, Short Term Training (STT), Centrally Sponsored

State Managed (CSSM), Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation

Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation

Assam Skill Development Mission

Haryana Skill Development Mission

Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development

Madhya Pradesh State Skill Development Mission (MPSSDM)

Punjab Skill Development Mission

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (NBCFDC, NSFDC, NSKFDC)

Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society

Development Commissioner (Handicrafts)

Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission

Chhattisgarh State Skill Development Authority (CSSDA)

3. Presence & Project



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The council has 71 Job

Roles/Qualification Packs

(QP) and roughly 325

National Occupational

Standards (NOS) approved

under National Skill

Qualification Committee

(NSQC), National Skill

Development Agency

(NSDA). the industry can

collaborate better on

bridging the skill gap

keeping in mind the future

of jobs in the country and

the need for skilled

workforce catering to both

domestic and international

market.

S. No. Qualification Code NSQF

Level

1 Abrasion & Grinding machine Operator

(Glassware)

HCS/Q2303 3

2 Glass Blowing Operator-(Glassware) HCS/Q2203 4

3 Decorative Cutter - (Glassware) HCS/Q2501 4

4 Silver Coating Technician-(Glassware) HCS/Q2001 4

5 Acid Cleaner (Metalware) HCS/Q3001 4

6 Planishing Artisan-(Metalware) HCS/Q2907 3

7 Cutting & Threading Artisan-(Metalware) HCS/Q2906 4

8 Sieving Artisan - (Ceramics) HCS/Q0702 3

9 Block Print Supervisor-(Hand Crafted Textile) HCS/Q

7202

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10 Master Hand Embroiderer-(Hand Crafted

Textile)

HCS/Q 7302 5

11 Paper mache Art Promoter-(Paper Mache) HCS/Q4601 6

12 Paint Line Operator-(Paper Mache) HCS/Q4504 4

13 Fitter & Rubbing Operator-(Paper Mache) HCS/Q4404 3

14 Sakhta Saaz Wood & Kharadi-(Paper Mache) HCS/Q4402 4

15 Carpet Final Inspector-(Carpets) HCS/Q5601 5

16 Tufted Weaving Supervisor-(Carpets) HCS/Q5411 5

17 Tufting Gun Master-(Carpets) HCS/Q5409 4

18 Dyer (Rangsaaz)-(Carpets) HCS/Q5101 4

19 Clipper and Embosser (Carpets) HCS/Q5405 4

20 Designer & Shade Writer-(Carpets) HCS/Q5204 4

4. Upcoming Job Roles

The council has 71 Job Roles/Qualification Packs (QP) and roughly 325

National Occupational Standards (NOS) approved under National Skill

Qualification Committee (NSQC), National Skill Development Agency (NSDA).

The

To meet/bridging the skill gap keeping in mind the future of jobs in the

country and the need for skilled workforce catering to both domestic and

international market, the council has developed 20 new Job Roles as given

below (NSQC approval awaited).



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5. Training Events in India

(12:11 AM, Nov 25, 2019) Training of

Assessors (TOA) programme organised by

@HCSSC_INDIA on 23 November at Gurgaon

location dedicated for the assessors in the

skill eco-system in Handicrafts and Carpet

Sector.

Glimpse of

Training of

Trainers (ToT)

programme

organized by

HCSSC in

Lucknow on

18th

November.

Training of

Assessors (ToA)

programme

organised by

HCSSC on 23rd

November at

Gurgaon

location

dedicated for

the assessors in

the skill eco-

system in

Handicrafts and

Carpet Sector.

HCSSC organized a

Training of

Assessors (ToA)

programme in Delhi

on 12th November.

https://twitter.com/HCSSC_INDIA



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6. Upcoming Events

S. No. Events Dates Venue

1 BUYER SELLER MEET March, 2020 Johannesburg, South Africa

2 BUYER SELLER MEET 03-06 March, 2020 Hong Kong

3 BUYER SELLER MEET 16-17 March , 2020 Sao Paulo, Brazil

4 BUYER SELLER MEET 19-20 March, 2020 Santiago, Chile

5 BUYER-SELLER MEET 23-24 March 2020 Sau Paulo Brazil

6 INDIA CARPET EXPO 28-31 March 2020 New Delhi India

7 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL SOURCING FAIR

02-04 APRIL, 2020 Seoul, South Korea

For participation and guidelines please visit website of EPCH www.epch.in

at and CEPC at www.cepc.in

http://www.epch.in/

http://www.cepc.in/



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7. Expert Speak

Shri. Rakesh Kumar

Director General, Export Promotional Council for

Handicrafts (EPCH)



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7. Expert Speak



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Within the last decades Indian carpets and handicrafts have faced tough times. The

up-coming of more independent countries increased the number of suppliers and the

quantities offered on the international markets. At the same time the worldwide

demand stagnated and even reduced, especially because of several economic crises and

trade disputes between economically important nations.

For India this was and is important because of the strong role of these productions for

special regions and for the country's exports. Handicrafts and carpets have a long

tradition. The manufacturers have successfully achieved a positive image and a leading

position in many product lines. This can convincingly be seen in the most visited

international fairs like the Domotex in Hannover / Germany with regard to carpets or

Ambiente in Frankfurt where Indian handicrafts attract many buyers every year.

However, to keep up this position gets more and more difficult. The growing supply

puts prices and profit margins under pressure. Also the groups of buyers their tastes

and their preferences are changing. Carpets e.g. are no longer bought because of their

value, but more as fashion and decoration items - often for a short period only.

Therefore innovations, fashion orientation and up-to-date designs is gaining as much

importance as new production procedures and increasing productivity of workers.

Particularly for safeguarding the use of state-of-the-art production technologies and

economic profitability highly skilled workers are an absolute must. In India this simple

fact has been neglected for a long time. The necessary structures have been established

and emphasis was given to the quality of trainers, controls and certification as well as

to long and intensive enough training periods. It has been realized that skills are not

only for the benefit of the entrepreneurs, but to a major extent for the living conditions

of the workers and their families by creating safe employment.

The Skill Councils are the right approach to overcome many of the difficulties which

have been typical for India during the first decades after independence. Skilled workers

are the basis of a sustainably growing economy. They guarantee smooth and quick

adjustment to changing production conditions and to more innovations and new

products. The carpet and handicraft industry today demonstrate that India cannot

only offer expensive silk carpets for the rich, but also low price rugs from synthetic

fibres for the young and the lower income groups. In the same way the handicraft

sector has e.g. diversified from gold and silver goods to silver plated and stainless steel

items. Without any doubt much more will be possible if the skill development initiative

is further continued and spread over the whole country. The first results are promising!

7. Expert Speak

Dr. Dietrich Kebschull

Chairman, Indo German Export Promotion (IGEP)



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7. Expert Speak

Opening our Eyes to the Wealth that walks with us

Are we really anxious and working towards conserving our art, craft and handloom

sector? Or is this just a conversation vogue. Through centuries India is and has been

a bedrock of handiwork and continues to inspire the world in trade and design. Yet we

must not rest on our laurels we have a long way to go in protecting and conserving

our handicraft sector.

Contemplation thought:

We will be faced with keeping the purity of our handicrafts with the demands of trade.

I have seen in my career that the buying agents have set a workable base in the 80s

when it was difficult to even communicate with artisans at the village level to do as

simple a job as to replicate one piece exactly as it is to a 1000 or more pieces.

Design is increasingly influenced by buying countries and today we have come a long

way in promoting and converting our skill to the requirements of the west and today a

growing population of double income families.

Make him the Teacher#

In an environment of sustainable economics it is imperative we include in our school

curriculum local, handicrafts and projects on handicrafts as taught in the old way.

Without embedding it in our educational system we are likely to lose our expertise in

the race for trade. The need is to skill up in traditional crafts embedded in our

schools.

The need is to catch that last man whose son or daughter will not work in the

handicraft field as his aspirations are not met.

The need is to subsidize and incentivize his life so he teaches his children and others

children his craft. Bring him the children do not take him out of his zone.

We have to find a way to make the children know that their material future is safe in

the tradition he follows.

Example# Ringal which is wild bamboo and most villagers used to make baskets for

the vegetable and fruit market is dying because Government restrictions on forest

bamboo cutting has curtailed their income. Would it not have been better if they were

given tracts in the forest thereby becoming conserves too. These baskets are epitome

of environment conservation as well as sustainability.

Ms. Rohini Suri, Industry Veteran with 30+ years’

Experience

Member Governing Council, BAA

Head of Knowledge Committee, BAA



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8. Industry Talks

Q. Why and how can the Industry participate and contribute to the Skill India

initiative?

A. Labour in India is cheap but not skilled labour. The industry pays higher when

they poach but there is no value addition. The high cost of skilled labour means

a higher price on the product or service. Countries like China take this

opportunity to sell cheaper than us.

Government is right as they want to cover maximum numbers whereas the

industry wants quality. If we want to achieve both then the industry must come

forward, participate, contribute to the future of the industry and country.

The industry can optimize by adopting ITIs, IITs, NITs, NIDs, and VTPs etc. with

CSR, Machine Tools, Consumables, Process Trainings, Promoting RPL and

apprenticeship. For soft skills, we can have a batch size of 30 but for high quality

in hard skills, we need smaller batch sizes. Smaller batch sizes might not be

profit-making for the VTPs but will ensure a better quality of fresher’s getting

inducted.

Q. What should be the strategy of Skill India?

A. China has the strength of volume and is considered the factory of the world

whereas the west has the strength of RD and is considered the innovator of the

world but India has one strength that is unique and we can be the workshop to

the world. India's strategy should be value-based skilling and value-based selling.

India can and should integrate handicrafts which is a high skill and high value

to the international market. China is not interested in this business model and

the west cannot afford this business model.

This can happen with the integration of the rich handicrafts with other skill

sectors. Eg Handicrafts with Furniture, Handicrafts with Textiles etc.

Mr. Satyan Thakral,

Chief Executive Officer, Caple Industrial Solutions

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