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UKIERI INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING
IMPLEMENTED BY
 DELHI MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, INDIA
 GRIMSBY INSTITUTE OF FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION, UK
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 Established in the year 1955.
 Premier professional body devoted to evolving and disseminating
latest management principles & practices
 Affiliated to All India Management Association (AIMA), the apex
body of Management in the country.
 Non-profit and autonomous entity which focuses on providing a
wide range of services.
 To disseminate and benchmark emerging management principles,
practices and techniques.
 To facilitate interaction with eminent corporate professionals and
sharing international best Management Practices.
 To showcase Indian management expertise and facilitate
Individuals and Organizations realize their true potential.
 To recognize superior management practices through National
Awards.
 To publish contemporary management techniques, trends and
development.
 To organize National and Global ‘Management’ events.
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Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher
Education (GIFHE)
• Founded in 1944 as the Grimsby Technical College,
becoming The Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher
Education in 2004.
• Runs more than 100 degrees, ranging from foundation
degrees to masters courses. These are validated by the
Universities of Hull, Leeds Metropolitan, York St John and
Huddersfield.
• Recognized as a centre of vocational excellence in food
manufacturing and is a part of The National Skills Academy
for Food and Drink.
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PROJECT TEAM
DMA
GIFHE
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Dr. Sunil Abrol
Mr. Kevin Robinson
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Mr. Sukanta Dey
Mr. Christian James
3.
Mr. Rajan Pandhi
Mr. Stephen James
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ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN (January -August 2013)
January 2012
•Award of project by UKIERI
February 2012
•Signing of contract
March- April 2012
•Constitution of Project team
•Secondary Research
May 2012
•Meeting between DMA and GIFHE teams in Grimsby, UK to plan
project execution strategy
June 2012
•Changes to work programme formally agreedby all participants
•GIFHE start drafting presentation and self study material for
master trainers session.
August 2012
• Draft UKIERI Cold Chain logistics course handbook finalized by
GIFHE and distributed
September 2012
•Final version of UKIERI Cold Chain logistics course handbook
agreed by all partners
Oct-Nov 2012
•First drafts of presentation and self study material for 8 GIFHE
modules of master trainer session finalized.
•First draft of courses for 4 DMA modules of master trainers
sessions finalized.
•Discussions held with NCCCD and NIFTEM for he conduct of
trainer workshops.
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ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN (January -August 2013)
March 2013
• Visit of UK Experts to India for discussion on courses
developed. Modules 12 Nos. review
• Conduct of Seminar on Cold Chain Opportunities in India to
various stake holders
• Conduct of Master Class Training Course
• Meeting with UKIERI to brief progress
April- Sept 2013 • Updation of Courses by respective experts based on
feedback
•Contacted various stakeholders for nominations
participants for the Train the Trainer programme
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• Formation of Expert Committee (Non- Functional )
December 2013
• Wetting of courses by Expert Committee
January 2014
• Conduct of “Train the Trainer” programme
Jan- March 2014
• Report Writing
March 2014
• Submission of Final Report to UKIERI
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LIST OF COURSES DEVELOPED
1. Fundamentals of the Food Cold Chain
2. Cold Chain Legislation
3. Temperature and food quality (safety, texture, colour, taste)
4. Fundamentals of Heat Transfer in the Food Cold Chain
5. Food Cold Chain Equipment and Systems
6. Measuring and monitoring of temperature and environmental conditions
7. Specifying, commissioning and managing cold chain operations
8. Sustainability throughout the Cold Chain
9. Understanding, monitoring and controlling the produce cold chain
10. Understanding, monitoring and controlling the prepared cold chain
11.Understanding, monitoring and controlling the fish and seafood cold
chain
12. Understanding, monitoring and controlling the meat cold chain
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Announced and marketed the training
institutions/ organizations:
Academic Institutions
Government
Cold Storage
Food Processing Industry
Food & Food Product Retailers
Food & Food Product Manufacturers
Sector Skill Council
programme
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following
A training programme on “Cold Chain Opportunities in India” was
organized by the DMA with two experts from the Grimsby Institute of
Further & Higher Education, UK and two experts from the Delhi
Management Association on 26th March 2013 in the DMA
Conference Room which was attended by top industry professionals.
About 100 organizations belonging to above mentioned institutions/
organizations approached for nominating participants for the Train The
Trainer programme.
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Academic
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Government
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Cold Storage
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Food Processing Industry
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Food & Food Product Retailers
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Food & Food Product Manufacturers
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Sector Skill Council
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The 100 Master Trainers trained under the project will deliver
training to various stakeholders within their organizations.
Courses developed through the project to be offered as part of
educational/ training programmes being conducted by various
training institutions like NIFTEM, National Horticulture Board, etc .
DMA would set up a portal where the courses developed will be
uploaded so that experts of this field can access freely whenever
required.
In future, DMA proposes to conduct public seminars and training
programmes based on the courses developed.
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It is proposed to continue the project in phase II to benchmark the
courses developed to national occupational standards for the entire
range of jobs/ roles in cold chain industry in collaboration with the
concerned sector skills councils/ stakeholders.
Courses linked to specific roles/ jobs and occupational standards in
various components of cold chain, i.e., cold storage, transportation,
manufacturing, packaging, retail etc. would be developed.
UKIERI funding for the same would be requested.
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THANK YOU
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