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Community Mobilizer

Model Curriculum

Community Mobilizer

SECTOR: SUB-SECTOR:

OCCUPATION:

REF ID: NSQF LEVEL:

AGRICULTURE & ALLIED Forestry, Environment & Renewable Energy Management Watershed Management AGR/Q6601, v1.0 5

Community Mobilizer 2


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Curriculum 04

2. Trainer Prerequisites 07

3. Annexure: Assessment Criteria 08


Community Mobilizer CURRICULUM / SYLLABUS

This program is aimed at training candidates for the job of a “Community Mobilizer”, in the “Agriculture & Allied” Sector/Industry and aims at building the following key competencies amongst the learner

Program Name Community Mobilizer

Qualification Pack Name & Reference ID.

AGR/Q6601

Version No. 1.0 Version Update Date

Pre-requisites to Training

Minimum educational qualification: Graduation in any discipline (preferably social science), preferably Maximum educational qualification: Masters’ Degree in social work or social science, preferably

Training Outcomes After completing this programme, participants will be able to:

Familiarize with the national significance of watershed: history and development of watershed programme

Familiarize with the basic concept of watershed: understand water cycle, importance of participatory approach of watershed works, importance of community mobilization

Carry out social surveys: undertake and facilitate in baseline survey, social mapping, resource mapping, transect walk, venn diagram, wealth ranking and other social surveys related to watershed planning

Collect and analyze the secondary data: collection of secondary data such as revenue, census, agricultural census, livestock census etc.

Familiarize with the type and objective of different water harvesting structure (WHS): different types of earthen dam such as percolation tank and micro irrigation tank, farm pond/dugout pond, stop dam/check dam/spillway, use and benefits of WHS

Identify the appropriate site for WHS: understand the slope, geology and topography of site, basic technical parameter for deferent WHS, land use, catchment and command area

Analyze the challenges before, during and after project: social and economic dimension of village, labour management, role of watershed committee, panchayati raj institutes (PRIs) and watershed user groups (WUGs).

Follow health and safety procedures at the work place: labour welfare, well versed with health and safety measures in terms of personal as well as others’ safety

Build capabilities of the community: deliver the basic concepts of watershed programmes and elaborate basic watershed terminologies in local terms


This course encompasses 3 out of 3 National Occupational Standards (NOS) of “Community

Mobilizer” Qualification Pack issued by “Agriculture Skill Council of India”.

Sr. No.

Module: Key Learning Outcomes Equipment Required

1 Introduction to watershed Theory Duration (hh:mm) 07:00 Practical Duration (hh:mm) 09:00 Corresponding NOS Code Bridge Module

Understand general discipline in the class room (Do’s & Don’ts)

Study the scope and importance of watershed in India

Familiarize with the water policy in India: illustration of environment development conflict

Familiarize with the history, development and national significance of watershed programmes

Familiarize with the principles and objectives of watershed

Familiarize with the different participatory watershed management approaches

Familiarize with the watershed approach and characteristics of watershed management

Understand the role of a Community Mobilizer

Laptop, white board, marker, projector, Audio-visual aids, DVD Basic Principle of Watershed

2 Understand the basic concept of Earth Science Theory Duration (hh:mm) 06:00 Practical Duration (hh:mm) 02:00 Corresponding NOS Code Bridge Module

Familiarize with the basic concept of Earthen Engineering and Hydro-Geology

White Board, Marker, Projector, Toposheet, Threads, Graph Paper, Tracing sheet, Pumping test format

3 Basic Understanding of watershed treatments Theory Duration (hh:mm) 16:00 Practical Duration (hh:mm) 24:00 Corresponding NOS Code Bridge Module

Familiarize with the basic concept of Earthen Engineering and Hydro-Geology

Undertake ridge area treatment: contour trenches and contour bunds

Familiarize with the drainage line treatment: boulders checks, gabions, underground dykes

Familiarize with the on farm intervention: farm pond and field bunding

Familiarize with the water harvesting structures: Earthen Dam and Stop/Check Dam

White Board, Marker, A-Frame, Pipe Level, wooden pegs, Measuring Tapes, Marking Powder, Ropes, Audio-Visual aids. DVD on Ridge Area Treatment DVD on Boulder Checks


Sr. No.


DVD on Gabion DVD on On Farm Interventions DVD of Earthen dam

4 Mobilize the community to take up watershed project interventions Theory Duration (hh:mm) 20:00 Theory Duration (hh:mm) 35:00 Corresponding NOS Code AGR/N6601

Familiarize with different types of maps (social, resource, toposheets, thematic and satellite maps)

Familiarize with the component of maps

Undertake need assessment of meetings for different stake holders of the project

Develop curriculum and organize trainings for all community institutions as per their needs

Learn basic communication & presentation Skills

Organize meetings with the resource/key persons of the village

Deliver the objectives and benefits of watershed interventions and steps through meetings

Develop and deliver project interventions benefits through extension education methods like street plays, folks, music, art etc.

Spread information on social discipline like nasbandi, nashabandi, charaybandi, kulhadbandi, lotabandi, borebandi, and shramdan, gender issues

Undertake the planning and survey process

Laptop, white board, marker, Toposheets, Cadastral maps, Thematic Maps projector, Audio-visual aids

5 Organize, train and build capacities of community institutions such as watershed committee Theory Duration (hh:mm) 15:00 Practical Duration (hh:mm) 26:00 Corresponding NOS Code

Study basic organizational skills

Organize and lead the community meetings with people of all sections of the society and gender

Sensitize the community for their roles and responsibilities

Undertake the formal and legal process of formation of community institutions

Handle the conflict issues related to community and project

Organize community events for the motivation of community leaders and members

Undertake convergence with government departments and other

Laptop, white board, marker, projector, Audio-visual aids


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AGR/N6602

funding agencies

Familiarize with the basic accounting and banking processes, SHG linkages, Micro-finances

6 Ensure community ownership in watershed project Theory Duration (hh:mm) 16:00 Practical Duration (hh:mm) 24:00 Corresponding NOS Code AGR/N6603

Develop curriculum and organize trainings for all community institutions as per their needs

Organize community mobilization processes to ensure each household participation in development

Develop coordination with each User Group (UG), Self Help Group (SHG) and watershed committee for proper functioning

Motivate each member of UG, SHG, watershed committee, Panchayati Raj Institutes (PRI) and other residents of the village for active participation in village development process

Monitor the physical and financial documentation processes involved in UG, SHG and watershed committee

Organize meetings with the resource/key persons of the village

Deliver the objectives and benefits of watershed interventions and steps through meetings

Develop and deliver project interventions benefits through extension education methods like street plays, folks, music, art etc.

Spread information on social discipline like nasbandi, nashabandi, charaybandi, kulhadbandi, lotabandi, borebandi, and shramdan, gender issues

Laptop, white board, marker, projector, Audio-visual aids

Total Duration: Theory Duration (hh:mm) 80:00 Practical Duration (hh:mm) 120:00

Unique Equipment Required: Laptop, white board, marker, projector, Audio-visual aids, computer, Mason Pipe, Wooden pole for Pipe level and A-frame construction, Plum bob, Measuring tape 30M, Calculator, Survey of India Topo Sheet, Cadastral Map, Sketch Pen, Graph Paper, L-scale, Hammer, Internet connection

Grand Total Course Duration: 200 Hours, 0 Minutes (This syllabus/ curriculum has been approved by Agriculture Skill Council of India)


Trainer Prerequisites for Job role: “Community Mobilizer” mapped to Qualification Pack: “AGR/Q6601, v1.0”

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Area Details

1 Description Trainer is responsible for educating and training the trainees – Importance and Need of watershed programmes, Different components and importance of WHS, Role of village institutions such as watershed committee, user group, SHG’s, etc., to conduct PRA and prepare social and resource map and keeping record, Safety & hygiene at the workplace.

2 Personal Attributes

Trainer should be a Subject Matter Expert. He/ she should have good communication, delivering, leadership, observation and practical oriented skills.

3 Minimum Educational Qualifications

Diploma in Natural Resource Management/Watershed Management/ Agriculture/ Agriculture Engineering/ Civil Engineering

4a Domain Certification

Certified for Job Role: “Community Mobilizer” mapped to QP: “AGR/Q6601, v1.0”. Minimum accepted score is 80%.

4b Platform Certification

Recommended that the Trainer is certified for the Job Role: “Trainer”, mapped to the Qualification Pack: “MEP/Q0102”. Minimum accepted % as per respective SSC guidelines is 80%.

5 Experience MSc/ Post graduate diploma (Agricultural Extension/ Rural Development)

B.Sc.(Agiculture & Agri-allied) with 2 years of relevant work experience

Graduate with 3 years of relevant work experience

Diploma in Natural Resource Management/Watershed Management/ Agriculture/ Agriculture Engineering/ Civil Engineering (After 10+2) with 3 years of relevant work experience


Annexure: Assessment Criteria

Assessment Criteria

Job Role Community Mobilizer

Qualification Pack AGR/Q6601

Sector Skill Council Agriculture Skill Council of India

Guidelines for Assessment 1. Criteria for assessment for each Qualification Pack will be created by the Sector Skill Council. Each Performance Criteria (PC) will be assigned marks proportional to its importance in NOS. SSC will also lay down proportion of marks for Theory and Skills Practical for each PC 2. The assessment for the theory part will be based on knowledge bank of questions created by the SSC 3. Individual assessment agencies will create unique question papers for theory part for each candidate at each examination/training center (as per assessment criteria below) 4. Individual assessment agencies will create unique evaluations for skill practical for every student at each examination/training center based on this criteria 5. To pass the Qualification Pack , every trainee should score a minimum of 70% in aggregate 6. In case of successfully passing only certain number of NOS's, the trainee is eligible to take subsequent assessment on the balance NOS's to pass the Qualification Pack


Assessable outcomes

Assessment criteria for outcomes

Total Marks

Out Of Theory Skills Practical

1.

AGR/N6601:

Mobilize the community to take up watershed interventions

PC1. organize series of meetings

with key leaders of the

community

100

6 2 4

PC2. conduct the meetings with the

community in groups and in

gram sabha (meetings with

gram panchayat, land owners,

landless families, women and

children, wards/ settlement

pattern/ village corners, all

social sections based on

religion and caste, economic

sections such as very poor,

poor, etc.)

7

2

5

PC3. provide information on

watershed project through

these meetings:

7

2

5

project phases such as entry

point, capacity building, full

implementation,

consolidation, etc. project processes such

as net planning,

implementation,

measurements,

payment, monitoring,

funding, etc. community institutions

such as watershed

committee, self-help

groups, user groups, etc.

social disciplines such as

shramdan, ban on free

grazing and tree felling

possible impacts of water,

food, fodder, vegetation,

income, etc. PC4. use the innovative

communication information

techniques such as street

plays, folk musical forms,

posters, etc. to convey the

message and information

7

2

5


PC5. bring prominent individuals

and communities in the

meeting at village level/

gram sabha in the

watershed

7

2

5

PC6. conduct participatory/ rapid

rural appraisal (PRA/RRA)

with the community using

the tools mentioned:

7

2

5

social mapping

resource mapping

venn diagram

seasonal/ time mapping

transact walk

PC7. create the database of the

villages and individuals

participating in the project

7 2 5

village/ watershed profile

using secondary data

such as census household list along with

basic family details

wealth ranking category

wise household details

institutional information of

the watershed

historical events in the watershed

PC8. learn and synthesize the

socio- economical and

developmental problems

of the community

6

2

4

PC9. communicate/ convince

about the watershed project

interventions as an

alternative to solve their

problems.

6

2

4

PC10. search and enlist the

successful watershed

projects in the vicinity

7

2

5


PC11. narrate the strengths of

successful projects

7

2

5

PC12. conduct the guided and

objective oriented tour and

interactions between the two

project communities/ key

individuals

7

2

5

conduct field visits to

the watershed

treatment sites conduct visit to sites where

impact is visible such as

plantation, horticulture, wells conduct discussion with the

watershed committee,

women and supervisor on

processes, experiences,

difficulties and impacts

PC13. conduct feedback meetings

between visiting community

members and entire village

community to draw plan of

action

6

2

4

PC14. analyse the change in the

response of the community

and revisit mobilization

strategies

6

2

4

PC15. keep motivation and

participation of the community

alive during actual activities

7

2

5

100

30

70

2. AGR/N6602: Organize, train and build capacity of community institutions like watershed committee

PC1. conduct formal meetings with

the entire community or group

of people including all social,

economic and gender sects

residing in the watershed

100

5

2

3

PC2. provide information on

importance of community

institutions and their roles and

responsibilities in watershed

project and beyond to the

community and key leaders

6

2

4

PC3. execute the formal process

and procedures laid down by

the project team to form the

watershed committee, self-

help groups and user groups,

based on:


criteria for selection of

the members in the

watershed committee

6

1

5

nomination and

endorsement of the

members by the gram

sabha

writing and approval of

appropriate resolution in the

gram sabha

guidelines to form the self-

help groups and user

groups

PC4. handle the social conflicts that

may arise during the

formation process by

avoiding creation of

permanent rift within the

community or participation

issues related to the project

6

1

5

PC5. identify the training needs

based on the current

understanding of members of

the community institutions

5

2

3

PC6. refine the training/ event

modules based on need for

modification or customization

with guidance from the

watershed manager

5

2

3

PC7. organise the logistics,

resource persons, finance

and ensure the presence of

trainees for required number

of days during the training

event

6

1

5

PC8. conduct formal trainings and

events as per the defined

pedagogy of capacity building

programme

6

1

5

PC9. carry out action planning

exercises and cross-learning

events within and across the

watersheds

6

1

5


PC10. enable the trainees to display

the skills and information on

bigger platforms like

community meetings,

workshops and delegation

visits

6

1

5

PC11. conduct periodic meetings

with institutions with pre-

defined objectives that include

action reviews, planning,

decision making, information

sharing and skill up gradation.

6

2

4

PC12. train the chief functionaries to

lead the meetings, write the

proceedings and execute the

decisions and maintain

records

5

2

3

PC13. support community institutions

in planning, execution,

monitoring and management

(including finance) of the

watershed interventions

5

2

3

PC14. identify the convergence needs

for additional grant, credit,

information and knowledge

5

2

3

PC15. guide and support the

community institutions in

contacting the respective

agencies for convergence,

preparing proposals, follow up

and execution of approved

interventions

6

2

4

PC16. understand the long term

goals of the community

institutions and facilitate

preparation of development

plan for the watershed villages.

6

2

4

PC17. guide these institutions to get

registered under appropriate

Indian laws

5

2

3

PC18. support the registered

institutions in legal

compliances from time to time

5

2

3


100 30 70

3. AGR/N6603: Ensure community ownership in the watershed project

PC1. mobilize majority of the

community from all social,

economic and gender sects to

attend, listen, put views and

influence the decisions in

formal and informal meetings

at the group/ village/

watershed level.

100

7 2 5

PC2. mobilize the land owners to

participate in net planning

exercise in their own farms to

undertake planning of

resources and soil

conservation treatments

7 2 5

PC3. mobilize women, asset less

and landless households to

participate in self-help groups

and action planning process

6 2 4

PC4. maintain the transparency of

processes, plans and posters,

display boards and circulars

achievements in physical and

financial terms of the project

by spreading and updating

information through meetings,

7

2

5

PC5. address issues and grievances

arising from the community

especially labour and the

farmers during implementation

of the treatments

6 2 4

PC6. mobilize the community and

their institutions to discuss

mechanisms in order to obey

social disciplines such as

shramdan or voluntary labour,

ban on tree cutting and

controlled grazing

7 2 5

PC7. support watershed committee,

SGHS and UGS to strictly

monitor the disciplines and

ensure that defaulters are

penalized

6 2 4


PC8. mobilize individual households

to contribute to the project in

terms of labour, cash or

material to achieve and

maintain expected level of

local contribution in the project

7 2 5

PC9. inculcate seeds of these

disciplines in the next

generation through

promotional activities for

children especially for students

from schools

7 2 5

PC10. organise periodically the

participatory monitoring of

physical and financial progress

as against the planned

documents i.e. detailed project

report

6 2 4

PC11. conduct participatory impact

monitoring process through

transact walk and community

participation to identify the

impacts that have actually

occurred vis-à-vis expectation

7 2 5

PC12. chalk out mid-course

corrections in treatments and

strategies with project

interventions watershed

committee to enhance the

possible impacts from the

7 2 5

PC13. create awareness amongst the

community about maintenance

of the watershed treatments

after the project period and set

mechanisms in place as per

the project guidelines. e.g.

establishing a maintenance

fund

7 2 5


PC14. organise demonstrations for

the watershed committee on

planning of maintenance and

carrying out repairs of broken

treatments and assets created

under the project

7 2 5

PC15. support watershed committee

to establish and increase the

sustainability or maintenance

fund for activities after the

project is over

6 2 4

100 30 70

TOTAL

300 90 210

Percentage Weightage: 30% 70%

Minimum Pass% to qualify (aggregate): 70%

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