About UsVision & Purpose
Vision
Furniture & Fittings Skill Council is committed to develop world class skilled manpower for the Furniture and Fittings Sector.
Objectives of FFSC:
- Conduct study to understand the skill gaps in each trade and setup sub sector groups for the key trades of Furniture & Fittings Industry , on a ongoing basis
- Develop catalogue of Furniture & Fittings industry occupations/skills and related occupational standards
- Create awareness and attract learners through Brand Promotion of the Furniture & Fittings Industry
- Involve employers, learners, other academic and vocational bodies and private players in skill development intervention
- Accreditation/Affiliation of training providers (through partners) and Certification of Learners/ Workforce Facilitate\Conduct Training of Trainers and Training of Assessors for enabling skill centers
- Establish/Facilitate in-house Training Centers and Centers of Excellence (CoEs)
- Set-up effective Labor Market Information System (LMIS)
- Relate the Indian Furniture & Fittings education standards with the international standards for creating widely accepted world class workforce.
Future Plan of FFSC:
- Setup sub sector groups for the identified key trades which would own the trade End to End. (Develop Framework – Pilot – Train – Assess – Improve.)
- Involve Employers, Employee and private players to impart the required training. Conduct a PILOT study with a center.
- During pilots, support development of content for the critical trades
- Prepare comprehensive Labour Market Intelligence System with 50 trades in the second year of operation
- Develop occupational standards and curriculum for all the trades by 2016 (for estimated 50% of trades covered under LMIS)
- Develop Trainers and assessors for enabling skill centers.
- Create Awareness and build SSC brand value in the sector.
- Create awareness about the profession and potential career opportunities among common people to attract better talent
- Conduct study to understand the skill gaps in each trade, on a ongoing basis
- Develop DPR at the end of 3rd year and submit to NSDC MoU with a minimum of 25 Industry players for training and employment of learners
- Identify a minimum of three accreditation partners for accreditation, standards, assessment, certification
- Establish regional centers in key skills and clusters
- Introduce Furniture & Fittings courses within school curriculum
