Certificate Course on Integrated Nutrient Management for Fertiliser Dealers (CCINM)
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) has been entrusted to design a 15 days residential certificate course for fertiliser dealers and to equip them to acquire professional competency on plant health management and advisory services thereof. The certificate course may further help the public and private extension systems to utilise these trained candidates as para extension professionals.
The program will be organised continuously for a period of 15 days as a residential program for fertiliser / prospective dealers. The program consists of both Class room session and hands-on experience by the resource persons from the Agricultural University, Research station, free lancers and other experts on the subject and field / exposure visits to nearby agricultural farms / INM plots of Agricultural University/ Research Organisations/ KVKs / innovative farmers field, etc. The field visit may help them to acquire knowledge on recent advancement in soil health management.
Study material is provided to every participant of the certificate course in their local language and multimedia cum interactive videos / instructional devices are to be used in the class rooms.
The course is offered by SAMETIs and other Nodal Training Institutes (NTIs) selected by SAMETIs. The potential agricultural training institutes such as Agricultural Colleges, KVK, FTC, ATMA etc., could be selected as NTIs.
Mission
To enhance the professional competency of fertiliser / prospective dealers and to develop them as para extension professionals on soil health management.
Objectives
- To impart the technical knowledge on soil health management to the fertiliser / prospective dealers
- To provide knowledge about the rules and laws governing the fertilisers
- To develop the fertiliser / prospective dealers as para extension professional on soil health management.
Eligibility Criteria for Candidates for Enrollment
- The course is open to all the practicing fertilizer dealers and prospective dealers. The candidate with the minimum qualification of 10th pass will be selected for enrolling to the course. The application form is given in Annexure – III.
- Course fee:The fertilizer / prospective dealer has to pay the entire course fee of Rs. 12,500 per candidate.