Mysore/Mysuru: CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, is organising various regular training programmes/Skill Development Programmes and short-term courses in this financial year under CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative, encompassing all the major areas in Food Science and Technology.

The schedule of the courses for 2023-24 has been hosted on the Institute website (www.cftri.res.in).  These courses are of short duration, but intensive and packed with lectures and demonstrations.

The faculty members for the courses have vast experience in specific areas of Food Science and Technology. The demonstrations and practical classes are conducted in the state-of-the-art laboratories and pilot plants of CFTRI. Training includes theory and hands-on practical sessions on: Food Safety Issues; Paddy and Rice Processing; Animal Cell Culture; Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (LC -MS); Flour Milling Baking and Confectionary Technology; Fumigation and Pest management; Rodent management; Electrical Safety in Food Processing Industry; Molecular Biology; Post- Harvest Technologies for Fruits and Vegetables; Grain Processing; Spice processing; Sensory analysis; Probiotic dairy product development; Food analysis; Food Packaging; Edible Oil Extraction.

Successful participants will be given participation certificate at the end of the course.  These programmes will be beneficial for unemployed youths or entrepreneurial aspirants to establish their Start-up venture based on Food Processing.

The Institute is a Training Partner (TP) for conducting Skill Development Programmes (SDPs) aligned with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) under Skill India Mission of Government of India for the skills like Baking Technician/Operative (FIC/Q5005), Food Microbiologist (FIC/Q7603) and Spice Processing Technician (FIC/Q8502).

Academic Institutions/Government Departments/Industry/FPOs can contact CFTRI for custom-made programmes exclusively designed for their students/staff/sponsored-participants in the area of Food Processing. CFTRI has trained nearly 2,800 personnel in 2022-23 under various training streams such as Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, farmer-centric training programmes, SDPs aligned with NSDC and short-term courses.

These courses will be held from third week of May 2023 onwards and ends during third week of January 2024 in different time intervals. For more information and registration, visit: https://stc.cftri.res.in, according to a press release from Dr. Parigi Ramesh Kumar, Senior Principal Scientist, Technology Transfer & Business Development (Information and Publicity) & Coordinator (ISTU), CSIR-CFTRI.