The document discusses various training institutions for agricultural extension personnel in India. It describes the key roles and functions of the Extension Education Institute (EEI), the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in conducting training programs, research, and outreach activities to build the capacity of extension workers and farmers.

1. Training Need Assessment,
Building up of Training Programme- Trainer Roles:
Assessment of Training Needs
Training Institution for Extension Personnel- KVK, EEI,
MANAGE, NAARM.

2. Training Need
• Johnson ( 1967) defined training need as matching in terms of what
is going on now and what should go on now (or) in the future and
the gap if any, between these two gives due insights into the kind
and amount of training need.
• David Deshler ( 1979) identifies four dimensions of need,
1.Felt need-the view from the perspective of the needers when asked
what they want .
2.expressed need-the need that people express when they sign up
for. pay for or participate in services.
3. Normative need-the option from the perspective of experts or
public policy.
4.comparative need-an inequity in the availability of services, all
other things being equal.

3. Training need =Desired capabilities - current capability of the
participants

6. Process of training need assessment
Identify
problem
Determine design
of need analysis
Data
collection
Analyze data
Provide
feedback

7. Principles involved in Training
1. Achievement of organizational objectives
2. Training need assessed
3. Training objectives - Expected learning behaviour
4. Flexibility
5. Level of the learners
6. Past experiences - existing knowledge
7. Co-operative / Collective process-active participation of learners
8. Teaching - learning process
9. Continuous process
10. Informed options - alternatives
11. Learning varies from individual
12. Individual creation of learning environment

8. Building up of a Training Programme
Pre - Training
I.Training Designer
The role of identifying and translating learning needs into objectives,
content and designing the programme.
1. Collecting and identifying learning needs
2. Listing objectives
3. Working out related contents/methods/materials/exercises
4. Sequencing the contents/activities
5. Identifying resource persons 6. Preparing and selecting
learning materials

9. II. Administrator/Organizer
1. Choosing venue and time
2. Selecting and scheduling facilities
3. Regularly communicating with the trainees regarding the programme plans
4. Identifying and arranging the needed support system at the training venue
5. Scheduling the time of co-trainees and resource persons
6. Distributing training materials
7. Arranging resources

10. During Training
I. Facilitator
1. Eliciting opinions
2. Enhancing participation
3. Focusing trainees’ attention on their potentialities
4. Summarizing and synthesizing information
5. Organizing groups such that issues and needs are addressed
6. Intervening in the process

11. II. Instructor
1. providing information and concepts
2. directing structured learning - role-plays, simulations, games and
discussions 3. using learning aids - films, audio-tapes, video-tapes
and other materials
III. Counsellor
1. Developing a rapport with trainees
2. Showing genuine interest in directing their process of growth
3. Communicating on a one-to-one basis
4. Organising sessions to enhance self-confidence and self-esteem of
some individuals

12. Post - Training
1. Report - Writer The role of preparing a report of the training
programme.
organising the relevant information for the report-writing
disseminating the reports to all participants, and others interested
2.Follow-up
The role of continuing contacts with individuals and their organisations
to assess impact of training on the organisations and individuals and
providing the necessary follow-up support whenever needed.

13. TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR EXTENSION PERSONNEL

14. The Extension Education Institute (EEI)
The Extension Education Institute, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad established
in 1962,
 a premier regional training institute
financed by Directorate of Extension,
Department of Agriculture and Cooperation,
Ministry of Agriculture,
 Government of India under the administrative control of Professor
Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU).

15. Cont.,
• The institute is specialized to cater to the training needs of middle
level extension functionaries of Southern region line departments of
client states
• viz., Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala,
Odisha, Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar and
Lakshadweep Islands.
• Besides this, the trainers of training institutes like FTCs, KVKs,
SAMETIs are also trained at this institute.

16. NAARM - The National Academy of Agricultural Research Management

17. • NAARM was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at
Hyderabad, in 1976,
• to address issues related to agricultural research and education management
Roles
• Research, capacity building of senior professionals of national and international NARS in
agricultural research and education management, and policy and consultancy support to
NARS.

18. 3.MANAGE-National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

20. MANAGE
• MANAGE was established in 1987,
• as the National Centre for Management of Agricultural Extension at Hyderabad,
• by the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India as an
autonomous Institute
•MANAGE offers its services in the following five streams viz.,
•Management training
•Management consultancy
•Research
•Information services

21. KVK (KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA)
1. On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various
farming systems.
2. Frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers fields.
3. Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on
modern agricultural technologies.
4. To work as Knowledge and Resource Centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives
of public, private and voluntary sector in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
5. Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest to farmers
In addition, KVKs produce quality technological products