One Week Development of Potential Master Training
Under
Japan International Cooperation Agency funded EAP Project
on
“Capacity Development for Forest Management and Training of Personnel”
(ID-P199)
(May 17-22, 2012)
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Mr. A.K. Bansal, Additional Director General (Forest Conservation), Ministry of Environment and Forests along with our Director Prof. B.K.P. Sinha, Dr. D. Pandey, Ex-Director General, Forest Survey of India, Mr. Abhijit Ghose and JICA Resource Persons

Amity School of Natural Resources and Sustainable Development has recently conducted a six-day Master Trainer Development Programme for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted Forestry Development Project for 12 States of the country duly sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, New Delhi. The aims and objectives of this training programme is as under:

Wg. Cdr. S.K. Goel addressing the participants about Amity University
Wg. Cdr. S.K. Goel addressing the participants about Amity University

  • It is proposed to develop about 50 Master Trainers (MTs) in the States covered by the Project. The Role of these Master Trainers is to impart training to the faculty of the State Forest Training Institute (SFTIs) so as to enhance their training skills. Ultimately it is expected that, the process will lead to more competent front line staff who would be trained by the faculty of the SFTIs.
  • Master Trainers are expected to be Role Model trainers in many respects including their passion for training, willingness to share knowledge and skills, dedication, capacity to work tirelessly, etc. Apart from these attitudinal requirements they are also expected to have high degree of knowledge and skill in their core discipline (Forestry) as well as in the field of Training Techniques, so that they can bring about a qualitative change in the capability of the faculty of SFTIs. Consequently, Potential Master Trainers are required to be identified through a carefully designed process and developed in a systematic manner.


Class in session
Class in session

87 Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officers from 12 States namely, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mahrashtra, Sikkim, Assam, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram had participated in the three consecutives selection workshop during the above six days.



Prof. B.K.P. Sinha and Mr. Abhijit Ghose honouring Mr. A.K. Bansal

Ministry of Environment and Forests would be addressing the selected master trainers directly from their end. In this context, I would like to quote relevant extracts from emails as received by our Director, Prof. B.K.P. Sinha:
  • Quote “Owing to your dedication and cooperation received from staff of Amity University, our workshop for selection of Master Trainer in forestry sector was very successful” unquote - Dr. Yasuhisa Tanaka, Chief Advisor, JICA Forestry Project Expert
  • Quote “With all your cooperation, we could complete six days programme of PMT Selection Workshop (17-22nd May, 2012) in your wonderful campus. We are grateful to Esteemed Founder President of Amity and the Vice Chancellor of the University for their constant guidance to Amity authorities in extending all kinds of cooperation to make the programme successful. Needless to say, that it was one of our flagship programme of the project and 87 officers from 12 states participated in this Talent Search to prove their mentle as Master Trainer.” unquote - Mr. Abhijit Ghose, IFS (Retd.), Consultant (Forestry), JICA Project under Ministry of Environment and Forests