A Fish and Seafood Processor is responsible for processing fish and seafood for its preservation and human consumption. Processing entails heading, gutting, cleaning, filleting, canning, freezing, glazing, packaging, or otherwise preserving a seafood product.
Personal Competencies
• You like to work in teams
• You pay attention to details
• You have good communication skills
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification
1. Complete Class 10
2. Enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 2 Certificate course - (Fish and Sea food Processor) OR
3. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
4. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc) in Industrial Fish and Fisheries/ Fisheries Science or any related
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Where will you study?
INSTITUTES
1. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi
2. National Institute of fisheries post Harvest Technology and Engineering, Kochi
3. College of fisheries, Mangalore
4. Tamil Nadu fisheries University, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
5. Central Marine fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala
6. National Research Centre on Fishery Engineering, Chennai
Fees
A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlinelnstituteSearchlndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/article/iti-scholarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Fish and Seafood Processing units.
Work Environment: Part-time work and contractual jobs may be available. Factories and companies usually work 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours every day. This may vary from company to company. Shift system may be available.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Domic Savio currently works as production manager at Taprobane Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka's leading seafood company. He did his Bachelor's degree in Zoology/AnimaI Biology from Loyola College, Chennai and a PG Diploma in Aquaculture and Management (Aquaculture) from Annamalai University. Savio started his career as a junior technician with the Auro Maritech Private Limited, a Nagapattinam-based wholesale trader in fish
FISH AND SEA FOOD PROCESSOR
NCS Code: 7511.0701 | AAS008• You like to work in teams
• You pay attention to details
• You have good communication skills
Minimum Qualification
1. Complete Class 10
2. Enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 2 Certificate course - (Fish and Sea food Processor)
OR
3. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Biology)
4. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc) in Industrial Fish and Fisheries/ Fisheries Science or any related
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
*NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
INSTITUTES
1. Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi
2. National Institute of fisheries post Harvest Technology and Engineering, Kochi
3. College of fisheries, Mangalore
4. Tamil Nadu fisheries University, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
5. Central Marine fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala
6. National Research Centre on Fishery Engineering, Chennai
A majority of government schemes are free
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlinelnstituteSearchlndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/article/iti-scholarships
(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Fish and Seafood Processing units.
Work Environment: Part-time work and contractual jobs may be available. Factories and companies usually work 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours every day. This may vary from company to company. Shift system may be available.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Worker →Fish and Seafood Processing Technician → Plant Supervisor → Plant Manager
The approx. salary of a Fish and Sea Food Processing Technician at the entrylevel ranges between INR 8,000 -12,000* per month.
Source: https://bit.ly/3KEAVIS
Experts from the field
Domic Savio currently works as production manager at Taprobane Seafoods (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka's leading seafood company. He did his Bachelor's degree in Zoology/AnimaI Biology from Loyola College, Chennai and a PG Diploma in Aquaculture and Management (Aquaculture) from Annamalai University. Savio started his career as a junior technician with the Auro Maritech Private Limited, a Nagapattinam-based wholesale trader in fish
Source: https://rocketreach.co/dominic-savio-email_199624163
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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