Training Institute || PARC

AGRICULTURE POLY TECHNIQUE INSTITUTE

at NARC

INTRODUCTION

'Invest in people & that will create an environment for growth and prosperity'
We are living in a period of major structural change. The global scenario of knowledge based economy has posed a serious challenge to the developing world. The demand to upgrade one's knowledge and professional skills in the knowledge-based economy has become increasingly important. Even in developed world the human capital is now estimated to be at least three times more important than physical capital. It is believed that without improved human capital, countries will inevitably fall behind and experience intellectual and economic marginalization and isolation. The result will be continuing poverty. No country has a choice on whether or not to develop human resource. Human resource is the life blood of any country. Shortage of trained manpower is a major constraint in improving agricultural productivity in the country because it pervades the whole spectrum of activities aimed at increasing food, feed and fiber production. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council has always remained conscious of that and the establishment of Training Institute at National Agricultural Research Centre in 1983 was one of the efforts to cater the training needs of all stake holders of National Agricultural Research System in general and agricultural scientists in particular.

Based on the needs of clientele groups, training institute tailor coursed in various disciplines of agricultural research. Such courses provide on the job training by sharing the latest information available with fellow scientists both at federal and provincial level. Besides catering national needs, trainings are also organized to meet the requirements of other friendly countries especially in Asia and Africa. Experience has proved that such a mutual cooperation amongst developing countries is tremendously helpful in solving the problems of similar nature in their respective countries.

OBJECTIVES:

To plan and conduct the training programmes, responsive to the national needs in various specializations of agricultural sciences.
To provide opportunities in acquiring knowledge and skills in improved agricultural production technologies, management as well as communication and information technology.
To develop expertise in problem identification and developing alternate strategies to solve problems of food, feed and fiber production, processing and marketing.
To strengthen the linkages between farmers, extensionists and research workers by providing platform and an environment enabling dialogue and discussion to accelerate the transfer of technology and exchange of knowledge for increased productivity.

TARGET GROUP:

Agriculture scientists and extension staff
Farm managers, social welfare officers and staff of NGOs working in the rural areas
Livestock and dairy development officers
Students
Working women and house wives
Progressive Growers
General public

TRAINING METHODOLOGY:

These courses are being organized for improving the skills and increasing the technical knowledge of agricultural scientists, technicians and farmers. Training Institute has access to a Multi-Crop Institute, Farm Machinery, Library and Documentation Center, which provide an excellent learning environment . Experienced teachers and eminent scientists from universities and provincial research institutions serve as resource persons in the training programmes.

Different teaching techniques are used at the Training Institute. The participants have an opportunity to lead and participate in group discussions, seminars and moderate panels. Materials provided to the trainees include training manuals, practical work books and lecture notes.

The objectives of the training courses are achieved through proper use of the following means:

- theoretical lectures;

- hands on "skills learning";

- practical problem-solving exercises;

- group discussion;

- syndicate exercises;

- games, simulations, brain storming sessions;

- special project/assignments.

BOARDING AND LODGING FACILITIES:

Hostel

NARC, Training institute has established a well furnished hostel with experienced and courteous staff available 24 hours for services to our distinguished guests. Rooms with double as well as single occupancy with attached baths are available. The family suites furnished with all facilities including a kitchenette are also available. NARC

Hostel has also VIP rooms fitted with AC’s. The charges of the hostel accommodation are given below category wise. These charges are cheaper than any other lodging facility available at Rawalpindi/Islamabad. The lodging facility is available for Govt. Officers, Staff of NGOs, Working Women, Students and General Public. In campus, location of the hostel building provides very charming environment surrounded by soothing green areas.

Revision of Hostel Charges/ Rates for PARC Employees

	Hostel –I		Hostel –J (Non –AC)		Hostel-J (With AC)		VIP Suit
	Per day	Per month	Per day	Per month	Per day	Per month	Per day	Per month
Existing Rates	Rs. 350/-	Rs. 6000/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 7000/-	Rs. 600/-	Rs. 7000/- +Electricity Charges	Rs. 1200/-	-

Revised Rates	Rs. 250/-	Rs. 2200/-	Rs. 400/-	Rs. 3500/-	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 7500/-	Rs. 1000/-	Rs. 15000/-

Procedure:

Director (TI) is authorized to allow accommodation from Sr. No. 1-5. (excluding Sr. No.3) for all categories of accommodation on per day basis.
Director (TI) is authorized to allow accommodation to Sr. No. 2 & PARC/NARC employees on their transfer/posting or fresh joining in PARC/NARC on monthly basis (90 days).
DG, NARC is authorized to allow accommodation to Sr. No. 1 - 5 for all categories of accommodation on per day as well as on monthly basis (90 days).
Extension beyond 90 days for all categories, on case to case basis, will be within the purview of the Chairman, PARC.

Code of Conduct
All Guests are requested to observe the following code of conduct at NARC, hostel.

Payment of hostel dues for intending period of stay shall be made at the time of occupying the room. Make sure that your entry in the register has been made by hostel staff. A proper receipt must be obtained from the authorized staff member of hostel.
A list of articles / accessories present in room be prepared and taken over by the guests.
At the time of check out these articles must be returned and proper receipt must be taken from hostel staff.
Please do not keep your precious items Gold & Cash in the room. Bags must always be kept under lock and key.
Smoking as well as use of alcoholic beverages in the room and corridor is prohibited.
While leaving the room, please switch off all electrical appliances.
Any suspected person must be reported to the hostel attendant.
Guests are not allowed to stay with the occupant no guests after 11.00 pm.
Respect privacy of your neighbor and avoid use of audio/visuals.
Laundry facility is available near the hostel on payment. Ask attendant to make arrangement in this regard.
Do not engage the telephone of the hostel reception unnecessarily.
Do not clean your shoes with curtains/ Bed sheets.
All the items of hostel shall be handed over to hostel attendant before check out.
Please check your baggage/ items at the time of check out.
Cooking and serving of foods is not allowed in the rooms.
Any damage of hostel property will be charged accordingly.
Check out time is 12 hrs.

Note: On breach of any clause, room shall be vacated.

Cafeteria
Cafeteria attached with the hostel has a well furnished air conditioned dinning hall with the capacity of about 150 persons. The management of cafeteria is well experienced and has been catering for the national and international level participants at different events held at NARC. Guests staying at NARC hostel can have their breakfast, lunch, dinner and other catering services according to their choice.

RECENT ACTIVITIES (2007)

Regular process of in-service training enhances the working capacity of human mind which ultimately broaden the horizon of creative thinking and prevent professional stagnation and saturation. Training opportunities sharpens the competency to make best use of scientific and technological innovations and extend the problem solving skills to cope with ever-expanding field complexities. Based on training need assessment, following trainings were organized during 1st quarter of 2007.

Sr. No.	TRAINING ACTIVITY	PARTICIPANTS	DURATION
January, 2007
1	Visit of students of Sultan Qaboos University Muscat Oman	26	One Day
2	Presentation on ICT-M Software by Belmah Strategies (PVT)	40	//
February,2007
3	Review of True Potato Seed Research Development in Pakistan sharing CIP Vision	30	//
4	IPEP Organized one day Seminar	25	//
5	On- Job Training -FV & FC officers Advance Course	9	//
March,2007
7	Seminar on Behavioral Response for Fruit fly and its Parasitoids to Plant extracts.	40	//
8	Visit of students of UAF	77	//
9	Visit of Students of Baluchistan Agricultural College, Quetta	25	//
April,2007
10	Orientation of Internees of NIP	54	3 day

National Internship Program (NIP)
The Government of Pakistan has recently launched National Internship Program (NIP) to harness the energy and motivation of educated youth as paid interns for improved performance of public sector. Specific objectives of the program are as under:

Providing financial relief to young degree holders;
Improving public sector performance by providing young, fresh and young motivated human resource; and
Enhancing capacity and employability of fresh graduates for their better professional future.

Fifty four internees have been placed with PARC/NARC under this program. The interns have been attached with different research programs for at PARC/NARC for on-job internship training.

STUDENTS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT NARC (2007)

Sr	Name of Trainee	Date/Duration	Institution/ Department	Education level	Internship field	Attached with
1	M. Aleem Ashraf		UAF (AARI) Faisalabad	B. Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding & Genetic
2	M. Ibrahim	14-weeks commencing from 15.3.2007	Associate Millet Botanist Millet Res. Station, Rawalpindi	B. Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding & Genetic	ABI, NARC
3	Madiha Rohi			B. Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding & Genetic
4	M. Asif Khan	28.2.2007 to 13.6.2007	Food Sci. & Technology UAF	B. Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding & Genetic	GQTL, NARC
5	Muhammad Sufyan Anjum	21.2.2007 to 7.6.2007	Food Sci. & Technology UAF	B. Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding & Genetic	Dairy Technology, NARC
7	Tanveen Saeed	1.2.2007 to 30.4.2007	Univ. College of Agri. Bahauddin Zakariya Univ. Multan	B.Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding and Genetic	PGRI, NARC
8	Ghulam Tayyab	1.2.2007 to 30.4.2007	-do-	-do-	-do-	PGRI, NARC
9	M. Irfan Ali	21.2.2007 to 8.6.2007	Food Sci. & Technology UAF	-do-	Food Science & Technology	FQNP/GQTL, NARC
10	M. Arif	1.3.2007 to 31.5.2007	Gomal University D.I Khan	B.SC. (Hons)	Agronomy	CSI – Fodder, NARC
11	Imran Wazir	1.3.2007 to 31.5.2007	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
12	Khawar Hussain	19.2.2007 19.6.2007	UAF Department of Economics	-do-	Economics	SSI, NARC
13	Zaheer-ud-Deen Farooqi	-do-	-do-	-do-	Economics	SSI, NARC
14	Muhammad Abid	1.3.2007 to 30.6.2007	UAAR Department of Agronomy	-do-	Agronomy	Coordinator (Fodder) NARC
15	Muddarssar Iqbal	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
16	Rana M. Umair	2.3.2007 to 17.7.2007	Deptt. Agri. Millet Res. Station, Rawalpindi	Undergraduate	Dairy Technology	ASI, NARC Dairy Technology
17	Mis. Farana Nureen	2.3.2007 to 2.6.2007	Gomal University D.I. Khan	B.Sc. (Hons)	Plant Breeding & Genetic	ABP, NARC
18	Miss. Jamila Qadir	3 months	Gomal University D.I. Khan	B.Sc.(Hons)	Agronomy	REGRETTED
19	Miss Namreen Saba	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	REGRETTED
20	Syed Asif Imran		Gomal University D.I. Khan	B.Sc. (hons)	Plant Breeding and Genetic
21	Ms. Sana Ijaz Khan		UAAR	B.Sc. (Hons)	Detection of residual pesticides in Fruit & Vegetables	Ecotoxiology, NARC
22	Ms. Sumera Hafeez		UAAR	B.Sc. (Hons)	-do-	Ecotoxiology, NARC
23	Ms. Ayasha Aftab		UAAR	-do-	-do-	Ecotoxiology, NARC
24	Mr. Farahana Hassan	12 weeks commencing from 15.3.2007	UAAR	-do-	Agronomy	Coordinator Maize, Sorghum & Millet
25	Miss. Farhana Naureen	02.3.2007 to 2.6.2007	Gomal University, D.I. Khan	B.Sc.(Hons)	Plant Breeding and Genetic
26	Miss Sobia Khan	2.3.2007 to 31.5.2007	-do-	-do-	Soil Sciences	LRRP, NARC
27	M. Idress Ahmad	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	LRRP, NARC
28	Sohaib Ali Hassan	12-weeks commending from 12.3.2007	UAAR Department of Entomology	B.Sc. (Hons)	Entomology	Insect Museum, NARC
29	M. Naveed Usman	-do-	-do-	-do-	Entomology	-do-
30	Muhammad Punnu	-do-	-do-	-do-	Sericulture	HBRI, NARC
31	Waseem Joseph	-do-	-do-	-do-	Sericulture	-do-
32	Usman Ghani	-do-	-do-	-do-	Agronomy	Oilseed, NARC
33	Tahir Mehmood Khan	-do-	-do-	-do-	Agronomy	Oilseed, NARC
34	Sitarah Khalid	-do-	-do-	-do-	Crops Sciences	Maize Sourghum and Millet NARC
35	Saleha Shahid Siddiqui	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
36	Mr. Tahir Mehmood Khan		UAAR Department of Entomology	B.Sc. (Hons)	Entomology	Oilseed Program,, NARC
37	Mr. Usman Ghor		-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
38	Mr. Rafaqat Usmann Iqbal	12-weeks 20.3.2007	UAAR Department of PBG	-do-	PBG	Oilseed, NARC

39	Misba Safdar	17.3.2007	Department of PBG UAAR, Rawalpindi	B.Sc. (Hons)	PBG	ABI, NARC
40	Romana Hanif	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
41	Maryam Tariq	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
42	Tania Safdar	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
43	Misbah Riaz	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-	-do-
44	Ms. Uzma Batool	6-Week 18.5.2007	Fatima Jinnah Women University RWP.	M.Sc V Semester	Environmental science	INRES
45	Mr. Nasir Hussain	-	Kohat University of Science & Technology	BS. (Hons)	Microbiology	INRES
46	Sabir Rehman	-	CDRP	BS. (Hons)	Soil Biology	CDRP
47	Kalsoom Khalid Reg.#06-arid-613	1st October, 2007 to Mid February, 2008	Zoology, UAAR	M.Sc.	Zoology	ASI Fisheries
48	Saima Khatoon Reg.#06-arid-590	-do-	Zoology, UAAR	M.Sc.	Zoology	ASI Fisheries
49	Bushra Zaman Reg.#06-arid-618	-do-	Zoology, UAAR	M.Sc.	Zoology	ASI Fisheries
50	Rasheda Noor Reg # 06-arid-615	-do-	Zoology, UAAR	M.Sc.	Zoology	ASI Fisheries
51	Waqar-un-Nisa Reg # 06-arid-597	-do-	Zoology, UAAR	M.Sc.	Zoology	ASI Fisheries
52	Abdul Qadir Reg#06-arid-607	-do-	Zoology, UAAR	M.Sc.	Zoology	ASI Fisheries
53	Naila Gulzaman Reg # 06-arid-619	-do-	-do-	-do-	//	ASI Fisheries
54	Miss Asma Banaras Reg#06-arid-591	//	//	//	//	Reproductive Lab ASI