The basic objectives of the proposal for implementation of this project is to upgrade the existing skill as well as to add the additional skills to handicrafts artisans/ craft persons through industry linked vocational training program/ skill 9 development programmes, entrepreneurship development programmes, etc. The participants shall get the benefits of exposure/ interaction with the other courses allied to the crafts.

The project has been envisaged to provide training to the potential artisans by Organizing training programmes to educate and create an environment conducive to the technology development programmes and design workshops. The basic objectives are briefly narrated as follows:

  • Building-up strong technically equipped skilled manpower in all over India.
  • Providing linkages with the industry i.e., trainings linked placement in the industry or customized training in association with handicrafts exporting units of all district.
  • Social, Technology, Marketing, Infrastructures & Financial Intervention.
  • Formulating SHGs.
  • Focused training programs targeted to the development of skills at par with the best available in the world.
  • Awareness about the new design and adaptation methods with the services of experienced designers.
  • Entrepreneurship development.
  • Product diversifications.
  • Market and credit linkages.

In view of the foregoing paragraphs the basic objective for the implementation of this ambitious project is to provide an integrated approach of development of the current skills of artisans, with market linkages and institutional support.