Effectiveness of skill based Vocational Trainings of Eco-friendly articles for Rural Women
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Date
2019
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The study was conducted in Jhajjar and Hisar districts of Haryana state purposively.
Ukhalchana Kot, Badhani villages from Jhajjar and Mangali and Gawad villages from Hisar were
selected for imparting trainings to women respondents. Twenty five respondents from each village
were selected for the eco-friendly and utility articles training, comprising a total sample of 100 trainees.
Various socio-personal, economic and communication variables constituted of independent variables
and various effectiveness of training in terms of skill, knowledge and constraints constituted of
dependent variables. The data were collected with the help of interview schedule. The data was
analyzed using frequency, percentage, weighted mean score, ranks, paired „t‟ test and chi-square. The
study revealed that about one third of the respondents (71%) belonged to age group between 28-39
years of age, has acquired education up to middle (26%) and primary level, married (84%) and
belonged to joint family system (59%), family size of 5-6 members (45%) and medium level of family
education status (53%). Majority of women respondents (44%) were housewife having a family
occupation as farming (40%), half of them were not associated to any formal or non-formal
organization (50%) having a material possession of medium level (53%). Majority (41%) had a family
income between Rs. 40,001- Rs. 60,000, were landless (27%), having 1-2 milch animals (52%), mass
media exposure to the extent of medium level (53%) and information source utilization was found to be
at frequent level (45%). There was sufficient gain in knowledge among respondents after exposing the
respondents to eco-friendly and utility articles trainings and responses were recorded for subcomponents
viz; designing of value added articles, cutting and stitching of jute bags, preparation of
eco-friendly articles, embellishment of value added articles and precautions. The women respondents
succeeded in change in their attitude at post-exposure in all the vocational trainings and acquiring
medium level skills in eco-friendly and utility articles. Impact assessment was of moderate level and so
was the symbolic adoption. The overall impact of eco-friendly and utility article trainings was of
medium level. Economic and marketing constraints were faced by majority of the respondents. The
components had significant association with attitude, knowledge, overall impact and effectiveness of
trainings which was evaluated with the help of chi-square test. The cost benefit ratio was more than 1
for all the eco-friendly and utility articles indicating economic viability of preparing and selling these
items by the rural women in the market.