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COIR BOARD
(Ministry of Agro & Rural Industries Government of INDIA)
PROSPECTUS
Advanced Training Course
INTRODUCTION:
The changing consumer taste and the demand for finer and more artistic goods in India and abroad compel the Coir industry to change some of its concepts and try to break away from its traditional methods of designs and manufacture. To achieve this it in necessary that persons who control the technical side of the industry should know all the techniques of the manufacture. At the National Coir Training and Design Centre, Kalavoor, Alleppey such training is imparted to those who are responsible to guide the production of coir manufacturers.
II. Duration of the Course
....The course is of 2 months duration
III. Participants:
Persons engaged in the Coir Industry in Managerial/Executive level and also persons who are responsible to guide the formulation and execution of schemes for the.development of coir industry in the States.
IV. Qualification:
....A pass in the +2/Predegree examination or equivalent 
V.  Medium of lustruction:
....English
VI. Attendance to the course:
....9.00 A.M. to 5.30 P.M. on all working days
VII.Venue:
....National Coir Training & Design Centre, Coir Board, Kalavoor, Alleppey.
VIII.Stipend:
......Participants will be eligible to draw a stipend as per rules during the training period
SYLLABUS FOR ADVANCED TRAINING COURSE AT THE NATIONAL COIR TRAINING & DESIGN CENTRE, COIR BOARD, ALLEPPEY
 
1. General study of coir fibre, coir yarn and products
2. Chemistry of fibre, Dyes and Dyeing
3. Fibre production
4. Coir spinning
5. Weaving of coir products
6. Technology of bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing of coir materials
7. Design applied to textile materials
8. Industrial Relations
9. Costing in Coir Industry
10.Co-operatives in Coir Industry
11.Books of Accounts
12.Quality Control and Standardisation
13.Training in Powerloom Machinery for Manufacture of Coir Matting
14.Field Training in mechanical decortication of coir fibre