NATIONAL SKILLS FOUNDATION OF INDIA (NSFI

Profile of National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)

2012

GURGAON, INDIA

Profile of National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)

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The Project Implementing Organization

Why National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)? (Strength of NSFI)
1. A complete survey and analysis on the following Developed a Proposal for Skill Development in Textile Sector for training of 1.54 Million Skills force over a period of 10 years for Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Base line study on best model on Livelihood Promotion for Backward Districts of Sonbhadra (U.P.) for FICCI. Developed and submitted a Project to Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) for Training and Placement of 8100 youth in M.P. and Gujarat in partnership with FICCI. Developed a Study Report on Human Resources Requirements and Training required for Logistics sector. As a part of International Knowledge Programme on Small Producer agency in Globalised market have just completed a survey (Primary survey of these kind are rarely conducted) on issues of small farmers in 4 districts of UP and Bihar. NSFI along with HSI has done publications post Indian Horticulture Congress 2010 which helped Industry Bodies & Policy Makers in decision taking. Released a Knowledge Report on Revitalizing Indian Agriculture A Road Map for Development of Agri Business in India in association with YES Bank.

2. High Qualified Trainers The organisation is established by the professionals of Agri Business having vast experience in the field of Agri Business Enterprise, Training, HR Functions, etc. The project execution team will have the mix of qualification and expertise with MBAs, Agriculture Graduates and Post Graduates in Agriculture, etc. The program will focus on rigorous training of the project execution team on the subject matters before they will be placed as team in North East India as project implementation team. The Matrix for Finalisation of Project Execution Team
Hiring of Professionals Agri Graduates / Post Gradutes Experince in Agri Extension Zeal to work with Farming Community Training of Project Execution Team Rigorous Training of Team on Project Details and Subject Matter Selection of Team on the basis of thier learning Continous Monitoring for Improvement KRAs will be defined for Individual team Impact Assessment will be done by 3rd Party of their Performance

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3. Institutional Tie Ups for Imparting Skills The Organisation has a strong linkage with various industry bodies in Agriculture domain like, Public Institutions (IARI, State Agricultural Universities, etc) Private Institution (IIHTC, Jaipur; IIM, IRMA, etc) Foreign Tie up with Michigan State University (MSU), etc Front End marketing tie up with various organisations like Retail Industry, Cargill, etc. Eminent Personality in the field of Agriculture The projects of NSFI always focus on imparting skills through trained profession after taking the inputs from all the above mentioned experts in their domain. The organisation believes in imparting the best possible skills for the development of industry as a whole.

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Detailed Profile of National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)

NSFI is not for profit foundation focused on the objective of skill building and development of vocational opportunities for Indias large but unskilled workforce. NSFI has been formed with a vision to enable sustainable livelihoods for people through skill development. NSFI is realizing its mission through enabling large scale training of unskilled / semi-skilled workers, rural youth, farmers, and women entrepreneurs across the nation with the objective of providing them access to growth sectors in formal labour markets. Vision: Empower People for sustainable livelihoods through skill development Mission: Build Knowledge base through research and development leading to policy formation and / or reforms Address employability and sustainable livelihood concerns Build capacity amongst the urban and rural youth, farmers, small vendors, women entrepreneurs and Workers in organized and unorganized sectors through training programs Integrate various stakeholders in Skill Development for uplifting the weaker sections Execution of demand based market driven skill development training programs in emerging sectors such as Agri Supply Chain, Food Processing, Textile, Retailing, Warehousing, Distribution and logistics, Rural Distribution and Services, Hospitality and related sectors Year of Incorporation: 2009 Contact Details: K59, South City I, Gurgaon - 122002 Haryana, Phone: +91-124-4058848, Fax: +91-124-4058849 Key Activities: Execution of demand based market driven skill development training programs in emerging sectors like Agri supply chain, Food Processing, Logistics, Warehousing, Rural distribution, Hospitality, Retail etc. The Foundation is working towards the sustainable development of Raw workforce into the Skill Workforce for India

Key Achievements / Strength

Research & Publications Base line study on best model on Livelihood Promotion for Backward Districts of Sonbhadra (U.P.) for FICCI. Developed and submitted a Project to Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) for Training and Placement of 8100 youth in M.P. and Gujarat in partnership with FICCI. Developed a Study Report on Human Resources Requirements and Training required for Logistics sector.

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As a part of International Knowledge Programme on Small Producer agency in Globalised market have just completed a survey (Primary survey of these kind are rarely conducted) on issues of small farmers in 4 districts of UP and Bihar. NSFI along with HSI has done publications post Indian Horticulture Congress 2010 which helped Industry Bodies & Policy Makers in decision taking. Released a Knowledge Report on Revitalizing Indian Agriculture A Road Map for Development of Agri Business in India in association with YES Bank.

Conference and Seminar In September 2010, organized a Round Table with Placement Officers of Delhi ITIs on Corporate Involvement towards Development of ITIs Training and Placement Status. NSFI organized the 4th Indian Horticulture Congress 2010 in November in partnership with Horticulture Society of India. The congress was a huge success and had active participation from Union & State Government/Corporate/Research Institutions and Agricultural Universities. NSFI has successfully organized Global Agri Connect 2011 Conference cum Agri Exhibition. The theme was Transformational Changes in Indian Agriculture: The Next Decade from 14th to 16th Oct. 2011 at Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. Major Stake holders of Agri Industry, Policy makers, Eminent Agriculturists, Govt. and Related Industry bodies participated in the 12 sessions. NSFI is also organizing 4 North East Connect (Conference cum Exhibition) in association with North Eastern regional Agricultural Marketing Co-operation Limited (NERAMC) for promotion of rare products of North East and also for making the advanced agro technology available in NER Training / Skill Development Organised Krishi Ghosthi (Farmers Training) of approx. 10,000 farmers on various advanced technologies in Agriculture and Horticulture during Global Agri Connect 2011 at IARI, New Delhi between 14th Oct. to 16th Oct. 2011 for three days. Krishi Ghosthi (Technical Session) was related to Skilling through Experience Sharing of Progressive Farmers, Live Demonstration and the Exhibition of various technologies in field of o Advanced Horticulture o Hi Value Floriculture o Protected Cultivation o Bee Keeping and Other Allied Activity o Advanced Farm Equipments o Drip Irrigation Technologies, o Advanced Weather Forecasting Technologies etc. A separate session on Skill Development was organized in the conference with speakers from IFC, NSDC, IARI and NSFI.

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Photographs of Krishi Ghosthi Organised for 10,000 Farmers in Global Agri Connect 2011 during 14th 16th Oct. 2011 at IARI, New Delhi

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Project Proposal on Skill Development Developed a Proposal for Skill Development in Textile Sector for training of 1.54 Million Skills force over a period of 10 years for Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) Developed and submitted the Proposal on Sector Skill Council for Textile Industry for CITI Developed and submitted the Proposal on Sector Skills Council on Agriculture as lead promoter in Association with FICCI and about 37 industry body and members of Agriculture Industry (Annexure I) targeting to touch/ upgrade skills of about 56.49 Million of Cultivators, Agricultural Labours and Direct and Indirect labour engaged in Organised and Unorganized Agriculture Industry viz, Farm Inputs, Procurement, Supply Chain, Warehousing / Logistics etc.

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Name of Support Organization for SSC on Agriculture Annexure - I Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) National Horticulture Board (NHB) Small Farmers Agri Business Consortium (SFAC) Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) National Committee on Plasticulture Application in Horticulture (NCPAH) Tea Board of India National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD) Agricultural Finance Corporation Limited (AFCL) NABARD Financial Services Limited Spices Board Coffee Board of India The United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI) Vegetable Growers Association of India Grape Growers Federation of India Confederation of Indian Horticulture Irrigation Association of India (101 Members) Jain Irrigation Systems Limited NETAFIM DuPont IFFCO Foundation DSCL Hariyali KIsan Bazaar Cargill Mahindra & Mahindra Limited Indian Micro fertilizer Manufactures Association Tractor Manufacturers Association (11 Members) ESCORTS Limited TAFE National Seed Association of India (258 Members) MAHYCO Bhartiya Beej Nigam Limited Pesticides Manufactures and Formulators Association of India The Soya bean Processors Association of India International Horticulture Innovations and Training Centres (IHITC) Centres Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology (CIPHET) Indian Institute of Plantation Management National Collateral Management Services Limited (NCMSL) Blue Star Limited

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Profile of Advisory Committee Members National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)

Mr. V.K Malhotra (IAS): Former Chairman, Food Corporation of India and Member of National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (NCEUS). Mr. K. Malhotra belongs to the 1970 batch of IAS. An alumnus of St. Stephens College, Delhi, has done Post Graduation in English Literature and Post Graduation in Economics. Mr. Malhotra has for nearly a decade been involved in various aspects of Industrial Development and Financial Management from grass roots level implementation to the highest level of policy formulation at the national and international levels; from the project formulation and financing at the micro level to negotiating loans with the multi lateral institutions. He was also directly involved in Government of Indias interaction with multi lateral financial institutions and represented the Government in their deliberations as well as in negotiations of loans pertaining to various Industrial Infrastructure projects. Among the more important positions held in the above context were Director of Small Scale Industries, UP; MD, UP Finance Corporation; Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India and as Technical Assistant in the International Monetary Fund, Washington.

Prof Vijay Pal Sharma: Chairperson, Post Graduate Programme (Agribusiness Management) Indian Institute of Management (IIM). Prior to joining IIM he was working as Agricultural Economist with Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR). His research and consulting focus is on agrifood policies, agribusiness competitiveness and strategic planning, rural infrastructure, agriculture trade and policy including WTO. He is esteemed member of apex committees on agriculture and rural development. He is a leading advisor to government on agribusiness and rural infrastructure related matters.

Prof Thomas A. Reardon: Thomas Reardon is Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University, USA, where he has researched and taught since January 1992. From 1986 through 1991, he was Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), in Washington DC. From 1984 to 1986 he was Rockefeller Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow attached to IFPRI and also working with ICRISAT in West Africa. He is widely recognized as the leading global expert in links between the supermarket revolution and agrifood value chains and farmers in developing regions. His work has nearly 5000 citations by 2008 in Google Scholar, and he is listed in Whos Who in Economics since 2003.

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Dr. Dinesh Awasthi: Director, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India. An Economist with extensive experience in Entrepreneurship training, teaching and research. He worked extensively on policy issues related to SMEs. He has worked with several multilateral agencies like ILO, UNIDO, UNDP, as a Consultant on several international assignments. He has four books, about 50 research papers and 14 research reports to his credit. His areas of interest are: policy research, cluster development, sub-sector analysis, micro-finance and rural banking, rural entrepreneurship and NGOs. Dr. Awasthi is a Member of various Apex Committees and Core Groups of Ministries of MSME, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Department of Science & Technology, National Commission for Enterprises in the unorganized Sector, etc.

Prof Upmanu Lall: Upmanu Lall is Professor and Chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University. His principal areas of expertise are statistical and numerical modelling of hydrologic and climatic systems and water resource systems planning and management. He has over 25 years of experience as a hydrologist. He has been the principal investigator on a number of research projects funded by the USGS, the NSF, the USAF, NOAA, USBR, DOE and State of Utah and Florida agencies. These projects have covered water quantity and quality and energy resource management, flood analysis, groundwater modelling and subsurface characterization, climate modelling, and the development of statistical and mathematical modelling methods. He has been involved as a consultant with specialization in groundwater flow and contaminant transport modelling covering mining operations, stream flow modelling and water balance, risk and environmental impact assessment, site hydrologic evaluation, and as a reviewer and expert on a number of other hydrologic problems. He has also taught over 20 distinct University courses

Mr. Anurag Bhatnagar (IAS): Mr. Anurag Bhatnagar is an IAS officer and is an EX Director General of National Institute of Agriculture Marketing, Jaipur. We are privileged to have Mr. Bhatnagar on our board. NIAM as a premiere organization in agribusiness would guide us in curriculum development and skill training in the field of agribusiness.

Mr. Amit Khetan: Amit Khetan is a first generation entrepreneur. He is founder and director of Latent Storm Technologies Pvt Limited. He is an alumnus of IIM Ahmadabad with Post Graduate diploma in Business Management. He has worked with reputed financial institutions like Citi Group, ICICI bank. He has contributed in designing IT related services in these

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institutions. He guides us in our technology related intervention and in installing proper IT systems within the organization.

Ms. Sangeeta Ladha: She is a pre-eminent horticulturist and Director, International Horticulture Innovation and Training centre (IHITC), Jaipur, India. An Agricultural Engineer with almost 20 years experience in Marketing, Business Development, Corporate Planning and Strategic Management. She has demonstrated abilities in planning & execution of altogether new projects She has been associated in multifaceted assignment involving marketing and execution of micro irrigation system projects with some of the leading Indo- Israeli joint venture companies, Development and Training of Channel Partners, Strategic planning for sales promotion, Media Planning, branding and implementing innovative concepts for business development, designing and implementation of training programs and seminars in hi-tech horticulture all over the country

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Profile of Project Implementation Team National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)

1. Dr Satender Arya CEO, NSFI Education: Post Graduate from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), PGDIT from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Experience: Senior management professional of proven capability with 20 years of experience in Category Management, Food and Agri Supply Chain, International Business, New Business Development and Vendor Management functional areas. Handled multifarious responsibilities with leading MNCs and Indian Corporate Concerns viz. Reliance (Agri & Food Supply Chain), Sinochem, Grasim Inds, Khatau Junker & National Dairy Development Board. Has an extensive and in depth expertise in business strategy and planning, financial budgeting and successful implementation of challenging projects. Business development across geographies, business divisions and strategic projects. Ability to deal with diverse and global cultural environments. While working with Reliance Retail he was instrumental in Planning and establishment of 270 Collection Centers for direct farm procurement of F&V during FY 2006-08 Planning & establishment of 17 City processing centers during FY 2006-08 for consolidation and processing of F&V. Successfully developed and implemented Standard Operating Processes (SoPs) for Collection Centers and City Processing Center Operations. Successfully inducted and trained nearly 100 senior and middle management resources and more than 400 junior operational resources to build solid food and Agri supply chain business team. 2. Mr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Bhanu Pratap has work experience of 7 years in development sector. He has expertise over Project Formation, Project Development, Resource Mobilization and Networking. He was working as State head-UP in Dr Reddys Foundation, where he accomplished Vocational Training projects funded by ILO, Ministry of Rural development & Plan India. He played key role in arrangement of sustainable livelihood for approx.10000 beneficiaries. He also worked for Akshayapatra Foundation as Resource Mobilization Manager (Corporate). He has been responsible for fund raising activity of the organization. He was involved in

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project of Bhagidari (C.M Office)-Apki Rasoi. He was awarded International Award on spreading Gandhijis Principle & Thoughts through movie media. 3. Mrs. Priyambda Tripathi Education: MSW with specialization in social welfare administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Experience: She has worked on microfinance and livelihood issues with leading organizations like SEWA Bharat and IFMR Trust. In SEWA Bharat she was managing Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yogana in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. Apart from project management, she has substantial experience in research. She has worked with preeminent researchers from MIT, Harvard and Amsterdam University. She has done projects on HR incentives in IT kiosks, Relationship between safety and productivity in small enterprises of India, Ethnographic study on rural consumer behavior in India, Scope of education and health facilities for embellishment workers in Bareilly with SEWA BHARAT. Experts Advisors for the Project: 1. Mr. Sanjeev Asthana, Founder and Chairman, NSFI Education: Post Graduate from Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), PGDIT from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). Experience: Sanjeev has over 25 years of experience in Food, Agriculture, Commodity Trading, Dairy, Retail and other associated businesses. Formerly, he was the President & Chief Executive of Agribusiness & Food Supply, Reliance Retail; Director Cargill India; Country Head, ITC Global Holdings in Indonesia; Country Head, ITC Global Holdings in Romania; Head Food & Agribusiness - Britannia Industries; Manager - State Trading Corporation of India. He is currently a Director on the Boards of Ruchi Soya Industries Limited; Ruchi Infrastructure Limited; NCDEX Spot Exchange Limited. Prior to these, he was a Director at Reliance Integrated Agri Solutions Private Limited; Reliance Agri Products Distribution Private Limited; Reliance Food Processing Solutions Private Limited; Cargill India Private Limited.

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2. Mr. Sumit Bhattacharya, HR Professional Education: MBA from Lucknow University Experience: Mr. Bhattacharya has been into corporate for more than 25 yrs and has worked at a senior position in the finance department of EMAAR MGF. He is being consulted by top notch companies on Financial Planning, Enterprise Planning, Valuation Advisory, Project Funding and Strategic Matters He has strong career background with organization like EMAAR MGF Land Limited, Hero Motors Limited, Bharat Hotels Limited, Ochoa Laboratories Limited, Kanoria Chemical Industries Limited, Enercon India Limited and Goyal Gases Limited. He has specialization in Corporate Finance and advisory services, especially in the field of Capital Market Fund Raising, Debt Structuring and Syndication, Off Shore Fund Raising, Placement of Shares / Debt Instruments and Corporate Advisory Services 3. Mr. Vijay K Srivastava, HR Professional Education: MA and M Phil in Industrial Sociology from CSSS of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Experience: He is currently heading an International Business Advisory Firm of Indian origin under the brand name of CredenceGlocal as a Chairman & CEO which has 7 national & 3 international knowledge centers (South Africa, UK & USA). He has strong experience in HR related profession and has worked with Corporates like Mantri Developers (Morgan Stanley) as a Chief People Officer (Group HR Head), Reliance Retail as Vice President & Head HR, McDonalds India (North & East) as a Head HR, Sakura Bank (Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation) as Manager HR & Legal, DHL Worldwide Express as Deputy Manager HR, Alpine Industries Limited as an Asstt. Manager HR, Dan Sprinklers (Israeli MNC) as a Trainee HR and reached to the level of Manager HR. In his very short span of career he had following achievements in his arena, Youngest Indian executive to be incorporated in the board of Indo Japanese Business Ventures, Nominated as the only Indian Manager to be trained on HR skills required in Japanese financial institution at Tokyo, Was on the fast track Executive Development Program of McDonalds International at Hamburger University, Illinois (Chicago) wherein worked in US, Europe & Hong Kong, Was selected as the only Senior Indian Executive out of 73 nominees to participate in the round table conference of ILO at Zeneva

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Profile of Master Trainer National Skills Foundation of India (NSFI)

1. Shashi Kant Mani, SoP Trainer and Agri Business Professional Education: M. Sc. (Horticulture Floriculture & Landscaping) Experience: Experience in process of documentation of retail operation through SAP, coordination with entire operation team for documentation and increasing sale. Experience in Training of Standard Operating Procedure of Back end operation of F&Vs Retail Chain, including the Managing Operations, Procurement Methods, Negotiation skill with farmers and vendors, etc. An incisive professional with over 10 years of high-quality experience in Agriculture related operations including Horticulture Development, Fruit & Vegetables Retail Operation, Plant Tissue Culture, Extension, Corporate Social Responsibility (Horticulture Development). Dynamic go-getter with extensive experience in developing Horticulture Farm especially in association with Farmers, Farmer Communication & Motivation for adopting new technologies, development of protocol of Plant Tissue Culture of Orchids, Training on Horticulture Aspects (Trainers training & Farmers training). Involved in development of Horticulture development Project and Implementation of the same. Hands on Experience of the backend supply chain and procurement operations of Agri Business Retail Chain of Fruits & Vegetables. Out-of-the-box thinker with a proven track record of increasing revenues, cutting costs, streamlining workflow and creating a team work environment to enhance productivity innovatively. Strong leadership skills and excellent relationship management skills with proven ability to co-ordinate with people across functions to maximize productivity. Effective communication and negotiation skills. 2. Rohit Dubey, Trainer Education: P.G. Diploma in Business Management, P.G. Diploma in Rural Development and B. Tech in Agriculture Technology Experience: Training & People Management: Lead and motivate teams ensuring their career development and positive contribution to the company. Actively involved in imparting training to various sales personnel Supply Chain Management: Ensuring stocks available in the market through vibrant distribution network simultaneously focusing on different channel of

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distribution ensuring growth and profitability through Supply chain and Channel Planning. Business Development: Developing periodic business plans & strategies, in coordination with macro plans of organization. Planning & scheduling individual/ team assignments to achieve the pre set goals within time, quality & cost parameters. Identifying high margin and volume drivers to achieve top line and bottom line sales. Sales and Marketing: Supervising sales and marketing operations (domestic/ export) for achieving increased growth & top-line profitability Business Operations: Formulating long term/ short-term business outlet plans to enhance operations in coordination with the macro plans of organization and the industry Vendor Management: - Vendor management and negotiations - Local catchment specific Product induction. Short list and select articles that have high stock terms negotiate and monitor margins. Work out periodical vendor funded promotions. Monitor SKU wise fill rate for better stock management. De-list non-mover SKUs and seek support from vendor for prompt liquidation of slow-movers