Training

For the purpose of giving training to the staff and sericulturists, the Government Sericulture Training School was established at Hosur during 1973.

During the year 2005-2006, Sericulture Training School was registered under TamilNadu Societies Registration Act 1975 with a change in the name as,
“ TamilNadu Sericulture Training Institute”.

Both on-campus and Off-campus training courses are conducted by the Institute based on the requirement of trainees.

During the year 2005-2006, 718 farmers and 100 staff of the department were trained under various schemes in this Institute.

During the year 2006-07 2,234 farmers and 234 staff of the Department were trained in this training Institute.

During the year 2007-08, 1056 farmers were trained in this Training Institute.

During the year 2008-09 (upto September 2008) 266 farmers were trained in this Institute.

Courses offered

            1. Productivity Improvement Training (Bivoltine crops) – for Dept. staff

2. Mulberry Cultivation Techniques & Integrated Pest Management for    Mulberry Diseases & Pests

            3. Young age Silkworm Rearing Techniques

            4. Late age Silkworm Rearing Techniques

            5. Silkworm Diseases & Management

            6. Training to Bivoltine Sericulturists – under Part –II scheme

            7. Training to New Sericulturists – under CDP scheme

Courses offered at Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute , Mysore 

1.      Bivoltine Silkworm Rearing – for Dept. staff

2.      Pest and Disease Management – for Dept. staff

3.      Silkworm Race maintenance – for Dept. staff

Courses offered at Silkworm Seed Technological Laboratory, Kodathi - Bangalore

1.      Commercial Bivoltine Seed Production Techniques – Grainage staff

            2.  Seed cocoon handling    and loose egg production- for Grainage staff

            3.  Acid treatment – for Grainage staff

            4.  Egg preservation schedule – for Grainage staff

Training Programme for Women Sericulturists

The Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Mysore is organizing various Human Resource Development Programme for the women Sericulturists – under SERI TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX FOR WOMEN – in collaboration with Department of Science & Technology and Department of Bio-technology, Govt. of India. The following Training Programmes are fully sponsored and the participants are provided To & Fro charges with free boarding and lodging.

                 The women Sericulturists from TamilNadu were deputed for the above training Programmes to CSR&TI, Mysore for 2004 – 05 to 2006 –07  as in the following table.