Monthly Report
(September 2016)
Furniture & Fittings Skill Council 407-408, 4th Floor
DLF City Court, M.G Road Sikanderpur, Gurgaon
Haryana – 122002
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Progress of Furniture & Fittings Skill Council
1. DFID Project – Development of pro poor Qualification Packs (QPs)
Under the pro poor Qualification Packs project of DFIF; FFSC is developing 20 new QPs. Following 12 QPs were submitted to NSDC for the approval of Qualification Review Committee (QRC) Meeting.
S.NO. Architectural Hardware
1 Installer - Frameless glass door
2 Installer - Framed door
3 Assistant Installer - Frameless glass door
4 Assistant Installer - Framed door
5 Assembler - Modular Kitchen
Bamboo furniture
6 Slivering machine operator
7 Cane seat weaver
Wooden Furniture
8 Polisher - wooden furniture
9 Assistant polisher
10 Sofa Maker
11 Machine Operator - wood cutting (Non CNC)
12 Furniture Packer FFSC is in the process of submitting rest 8 QPs to NSDC by October 2016.
2. Skill Gap Assessment and Development of New QPs
EY has submitted the skill gap report to FFSC. As per the report the requirement of manpower of our industry is:
Sub Sectors Current Manpower
Estimated manpower
Gap Assumptions for CAGR growth rate of manpower in FY 22 2016
(in Mn) 2022 (in Mn)
2022 (in Mn)
Wooden Furniture 2.08 4.10 2.02 12% till FY 22
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Metal Furniture 0.71 1.41 0.69 12% till FY 22
Plastic Furniture 0.03 0.06 0.03 12% till FY 22
Bamboo & Cane Furniture
0.01 0.02 0.01 16% till FY22
Architectural Fittings- Doors /Windows
0.24 0.42 0.18 10% till FY 22
Modular Furniture 0.50 2.35 1.85 40% till 2019 and 20% till 2022
Hardware Fittings/Locks
0.21 0.41 0.20 12% till FY 22
Sub total 3.77 8.77 5.00
Ecommerce - Delivery and Installation Assistant
0.004 0.09 0.09 75%till FY 20 and 50% till FY 22
Interior Designer 0.01 0.21 0.20 45% till FY22
TOTAL 3.79 9.07 5.29
* basis estimated current manpower 2016
The list of 20 new QPs shared with EY after taking the inputs of industry is
Sector Name NSQF Level Job Role Name
Wooden Furniture level 3 Assistant Carpenter-Wooden Furniture
level4 Lead - Carpenter--Wooden Furniture
level 3 Painter -Wooden Furniture
level 3 Wood Carving-Wooden Furniture
level4 Design Assistant-Wooden Furniture
level 4 Lead Sofa Maker-Wooden Furniture
level 5 Design Supervisor -Wooden Furniture
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level4 Lead Wood Quality Examiner /test Technician-Wooden Furniture
Architectural Fittings- Doors/Windows
level 3
Fitter/Assembler- Architectural Fittings
level 3 Fitter Assembler Wooden/Aluminium- Architectural Fittings
Modular level 3 Assembler-Modular–Modular Furniture
level 3 Cabinet Maker–Modular Furniture-KITCHEN
level4 Lead Assembler-Modular–Modular Furniture
level4 Design Assistant–Modular Furniture
Hardware Fittings/Locks
Level 3 Delivery and Installation Operator-Fittings/Locks (to combine this with customer support)
Online furniture market
Level 3 Delivery and Installation Assistant - Ecommerce
Interior Designer
Level 4 Interior Designer- Lead
Level 5 Interior Designer – Supervisor
Level 6 Level 7
Interior Designer
3. Status of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY)- 2
Under PMKVY-2, one of our Training Partner Gram Tarang Employability Training
Services Pvt. Ltd has been allocated 191 numbers at one of its center.
4. Training of Trainers (TOT)
TOTs conducted during the financial year 2016 for PMKVY-2:
Training Partner Place Number of Trainers attended
MSE Solution Vidisha 15
KRN Institute Kurushetra, Haryana
24
Balasore Chamber’s of Commerce (BCCI)
Balasore, Odisha 12
5
Karjee Eduventures
Samstipur, Odisha 22
Brainware Consultancy Pvt Ltd
Barasat, Kolkata 13
Damini Infotech
Kurushetra, Haryana 34
Lala Kundan Lal Memorial Society Fatehabad, Haryana 19
Possit Ranchi, Jharkhand 16
Meyur
Chennai,Tamil Nadu 48
Total
203
5. Skill Development Training Under the CSR project of ITPO through NBCFDC
Furniture & Fittings Skill Council (FFSC)
is skilling 64 candidates in the job role of
Carpenter- Wooden Furniture with the
financial support from Indian Trade Promotion
Organisation (ITPO) and National Backward
Classes Finance & Development Corporation
(NBCFDC).
Furniture & Fittings Skill Council (FFSC) is
implementing the project through its two affiliated
training partners (Lala Kundan Lal Memorial Society & T
S Skill & Tech Pvt Ltd). At Loni, Uttar Pradesh 32
candidates are undergoing training by T S Skill & Tech
Pvt Ltd and at Fatehabad, Haryana rest 32 candidates
are being skilled by Lala Kundan Lal Memorial Society.
The trainings were started on 25th July 2016 and 1st
August 2016 at Loni and Fatehabad respectively. By 31st
October 2016 the trainings will be completed and then
the assessments and certification will be done by FFSC.
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The candidates will take 308 hours of training in three months. The total practical and
theory duration are 172 and 136 hours respectively. The candidates were given books
developed by FFSC of Carpenter- Wooden Furniture for reference. One tool kit comprising
Saw, Hammer, Chisel, Measuring Tape, Jack Plane, Spirit Level, Oil Stone, Screw Driver, Pencil
etc will be distributed to the candidates after completion of the training.
6. Skill Development Training Through NBCFDC
FFSC has been allotted numbers by NBCFDC for the skill development training of Other
Backward Classes in the job roles of Carpenter- wooden furniture and Fitter- Modular
Furniture. FFSC is doing the both fresh training and RPL in these two job roles. The training
will be imparted to the OBC candidates who belong to the double the poverty line of income.
Bihar, Tripura, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. Following is the
location wise training details:
Training Partner
No. of Trainees
Location Training Status
Fresh Training Carpenter- Wooden Furniture
Cradle 90 Bihar Ongoing
Karjee 70 Bihar Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Bhola 90 Bihar Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Lala Kundanlal 63 Haryana Ongoing
SB Square 60 Himachal Pradesh
Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Maa Saraswati 65 Himachal Pradesh
Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Focal Skill Development
70 Punjab Ongoing
Vishaad 90 Punjab Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Paras 60 Punjab Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
MSE Solutions 50 Tripura Ongoing
TS Skills 63 UP Ongoing
Unifiers 62 UP Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Sub Total 863
Fresh Training Fitter- Modular Furniture
Arcwood 62 Haryana Ongoing
GS Techno 60 UP Ongoing
Smart One 30 UP Ongoing
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Ascent Academy
35 UP Will be started in mid-October- Waiting for SCA Visit
Sub Total 187
Total 1050
RPL Carpenter- Wooden Furniture
Karjee 100 Bihar After document verification the RPL will be started in end of October. GS Techno 50 UP
MSE Solutions 50 Tripura
Vishaad 25 Punjab
Arcwood 50 Haryana
TS Skills 50 Jammu
GS Techno 100 UP
Sub Total 425
RPL Fitter- Modular Furniture
Arcwood 50 Haryana After document verification the RPL will be started in end of October Focal Skill
Development 25 Punjab
Sub Total
75
7. Stand Alone Centres:
FFSC is establishing 43 new Stand Alone Centres with the help of its affiliated Training
Partners. The Centres will enhance youth aspirations and livelihood in the surrounding areas.
It will help in reducing the gap between demand and supply of skilled manpower in India in
this segment. The space requirement for a skill excellence centre will be minimum 3000 sq.
Ft. The Skill Lab will have the standard machine tools of Festool, Bessey, Jai Modula and SCM
for training purposes. These machines will provide the top quality output in the shortest
possible time and will be ideal for the trainees to gain exposure in modern technology of the
International standards. The trainees will be skilled about Zero Defect for getting best results,
Safety of Manpower, Machines, Raw Material & Healthy Environment. The focus will be
mainly on The modular furniture assembling and standardization of the content. The
proposed Skill centre will also be used as a venue for Training of the Trainers. Following is the
list of Training Partners who will open the skill centres.
S.No. Name of Training Partners State Model Skill Center Location
1 Aaruthal Foundation Tamil Nadu Coimbatore
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2 Aaruthal Foundation Puducherry Puducherry
3 Aaruthal Foundation Tamil Nadu Chennai
4 Ace Skill Development Pvt. Ltd. Tamil Nadu Chennai
5 Arcwood Interiors Haryana Hisar
6 Ashtvinayak Institute of Technology Haryana Kurukshetra
7 Balasore Chamber of Commerce Odisha Balasore
8 Bhola Institutional Trust Jharkahand Ranchi
9 Brainware Consultancy Pvt. Ltd. West Bengal Barasat
10 Capital Coaching Center Pondicherry Thattanchavady
11 Caple industrial Solutions Delhi New Delhi
12 Caple industrial Solutions Maharashtra Mumbai
13 Caple industrial Solutions Karnataka Bengaluru
14 CPIT Edutech Pvt. Ltd. Haryana Tohana
15 CPIT Edutech Pvt. Ltd. Rajasthan Sriganganagar
16 Cradle Life Sciences Bihar West Champaran
17 Damini Infotech Haryana Yamunanagar
18 G S Techno Innovations Uttar Pradesh Hardoi
19 G S Techno Innovations Uttar Pradesh Azamgarh
20 Hettich Poddar Wood Working Institute Haryana Faridabad
21 ITRC Madhya Pradesh Indore
22 ITRC Uttar Pradesh Mathura/Allahabad
23 ITRC Karnataka Mysore
24 Karjee Eduventures Pvt. Ltd. Bihar Samastipur
25 KRN Institute of Technology Haryana Kurukshetra
26 Labournet Services India Pvt. Ltd. Karnataka Bengaluru
27 Lala Kundanlal Memorial Society Haryana Bhuna
28 Maa Saraswati Educational Trust Himachal Pradesh Sirmour
29 M.S. E Solutions Madhya Pradesh Vidisha
30 Meiyur Education & Skill Development Pvt. Ltd.
Tamil Nadu Chennai
31 Mores Multipurpose Foundation Maharashtra Jalgaon
32 Paras Sports and Educational Society Punjab Amristar
33 Possit Skill Organization Delhi Palam
34 Pragya Jyoti Jan Kalyan Samiti Madhya Pradesh Indore
35 Sardar Sohan Singh Educational and Social Welfare Society
Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur
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8. Iconic Centre- Hettich Poddar Woodworking Institute
Hettich India Pvt. Ltd. a Joint Venture between Hettich Group, Germany and the Saroj Poddar Group, has set up an Iconic Center for furniture & fittings domain. The centre is going to be inaugurated in November 2016 by Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy Honorable Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The centre has built in area of 10,000 sq ft. It will be the first of its kind of center where all the modern tools & equipment required for the training is available. The centre will also be used for Training of Trainers and training of fresh candidates.
9. New Governing Council Members
Following are the companies who have become our Governing Council Member in last three months:
- Skipper Furnishing Pvt Ltd, Kolkata - Caple Industrial Solutions, Mumbai - Deco Fur, Kolkata - Anant Tools Pvt Ltd, Jalandhar, Punjab - Sarada Plywood Industries Ltd, Kolkata - Greenply Industries Limited, Kolkata - Hevea Furniture & Interiors Pvt Ltd, Chennai - Uttukars Wood Culture, Pune - Total Tools & Equipment Pvt Ltd, Mumbai - Renam Retail Pvt Ltd, Mumbai
10. Skill India Competition
FFSC has organised South Zone and North Zone regional competition on 14th to 16th October at Calicut and New Delhi respectively. In South India 20 students from different ITIs participated, out of which 7 candidates were shortlisted for doing the test project of Cabinet Making. In North India 15 students participated out of which 7 were selected for making the test project. From each zone four students were finally selected to contest in November 2016 - India Skill Competition. Out of these eight candidates one or two best candidate will be finalised to compete in World Skill Competition, Abu Dhabi, 2017.
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