Hyd: MANAGE recognised as Centre of Excellence in agricultural skills
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (TNT) : The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence-Skills (CoE-Skills) in the agriculture sector by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE).
The recognition was formally conferred through a Certificate of Recognition presented by MSDE Secretary Debashree Mukherjee at a ceremony held at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, recently, the Institute said in a release on Wednesday.
The recognition is valid for three years.
MANAGE, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, was established in 1987 to strengthen the agricultural extension system in the country.
It provides training, consultancy, research and policy support in agricultural extension and offers several educational programmes, including postgraduate diplomas in Agri-warehousing Management and Agricultural Extension Management, besides a two-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (Agri-Business Management).
The empanelment will enable the institute to expand its activities in the skilling sector and strengthen its role in agricultural skill development and entrepreneurship, in line with the Centre’s vision of building a skilled and competent workforce.
MANAGE Director General and Joint Secretary (Extension) Sanjay Kumar Agarwal described the recognition as a significant milestone, reflecting the institute’s commitment to capacity building. He said it also placed greater responsibility on the institute to maintain high standards in programme implementation and enhance its contribution to the national skilling mission.
The initiative was developed under Agarwal’s leadership by a team comprising K C Gummagolmath, Veenita Kumari and Shalendra.
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