Over the years there has been substantial increase in the volume of training activity taken up by the Kerala Agricultural University. More and more organizations at the State and National level have started realizing and accepting the training capabilities of the University in the Agriculture and allied sectors. Being the premium institution with R&D functions in these areas the depth and spread of KAU’s intellectual and technological resources is unparalleled and largely unutilized. The scope for further broad basing of its training services therefore is huge. The well established statewide network of campuses and research institutions is an added strength for the KAU in this line. Of late the University has embarked on an ambitious programme to offer customized training programmes to prospective clients from outside the nation, especially ASEAN and Third World countries. An easy to access procedure has already been streamlined and put in place to facilitate this. Matching training infrastructure also as to be developed concurrently. Proposals are on for the establishment of an international research and development institute for Human Resources in Farm Sciences at the Kerala Agricultural University. Another area vying for immediate attention is in-house HRD. An imaginative programme to balance the physical, emotional, Intellectual and spiritual needs of the University’s valued manpower has to be conceived and pursued without further delay to maintain them in a state of alert and anticipated preparedness to meet emerging challenges.
Organizations are facing great pressure to change these days – to facilitate and encourage wholeperson development and fulfillment – beyond traditional training and I am very happy to note that the Central Training Institute, Mannuthy has risen to the challenge by fine tuning its training delivery.
