TRAINING NEEDS OF DAIRY FARM INSTRUCTORS OF THE DAIRY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF KERALA
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2003
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COLLEGE OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES-MANNUTHY,THRISSUR
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The objectives of the study were to identify the training needs of the
Dairy Farm Instructors (DFIs) of Dairy Development Department of Kerala
and find out the determinants of their training needs. The data were collected
through questionnaires to which 75 DFIs responded.
Information technology was the most preferred major subject matter
domain for training followed by milk and milk products, dairy cattle
production and management, dairy extension, professional management and
fodder production and management.
Among the socio-personal characteristics, the training exposure and
role perception of the respondents had significant relationship with the
training need. Both the role perception and training need of most of the
respondents were medium only.
For all the domains, institutional type of training as well as trainers
from outside the parent organization but within the state were preferred the
most. Demonstration was the most preferred method of training for most of
the domains. The most preferred periodicity for the trainings of one to seven
days duration was six months, those of eight to fourteen days was one year
and those of fifteen to thirty days and more than a month was more than a
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