Capacity Building and Trainings

The objectives of CIBART’s capacity building and training programmes are to: increase utilization of bamboo resources to generate incomes/additional incomes for poor rural communities; communities; enhance capabilities of artisans using primitive techniques; train farmers in making utilitarian products within the local context to build their resilience in the face of crop failure; and to train artisans to design, develop and produce, using cutting edge bamboo processing technologies and equipment, products can compete globally, thereby exponentially increasing: a) India’s share of the global market for bamboo products; and b) forest cover to meet India’s NDC commitment to create an additional carbon sink.

Training for skill improvement improves quality of traditional products such as handicrafts and basic furniture. Advanced training programmes provide artisans with skills in semi-mechanized production of quality furniture and building interior products as well aas construction of cottages, gazebos and structures for eco-tourist villages. In addition to numerous trainings pan India for handicrafts, various types of furniture and construction, structural , prefab building components, CIBART has completed India’s first training cum production activity for a bamboo bridge in Himachal Pradesh and another first is a similar activity for bamboo boats in Uttar Pradesh (the government purchased 18 of the 19 boats made during this training). Since CIBART has piloted panel board and laminate furniture, training activities for production of these will begin shortly. 

In addition to pioneering training cum production activities in: 

1) bamboo bridge making in Himachal Pradesh; 

2) bamboo toilets in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh; and 

3) bamboo boats in Uttar Pradesh (the government purchased 18 of the 19 boats made for flood relief)

4) bamboo houses in Gujarat, 

CIBART has trained over 950 Kotwalia tribal artisans in Gujarat in bamboo furniture making, 

about 370 artisans in bamboo structure making, 

over 500 rural artisans in bamboo crafts making and around 160 artisans in bamboo furniture production in Himachal Pradesh, .

over 450 rural artisans in bamboo crafts making and about 300 artisans in bamboo furniture making in Uttar Pradesh, and 

over 50 rural artisans in bamboo crafts making in Bihar

over 25 rural artisans in bamboo crafts making in Jharkhand

over 25 rural artisans in bamboo crafts making in Odisha

over 25 rural artisans in bamboo crafts making in Rajasthan 

over 3,000 women in agarbatti production in Tripura. 

CIBART has conducted a about 148 trainings, of which 80 were related to furniture making and construction. CIBART also provides improvised tool kits as and when required to improve productivity of artisans.

CIBART’s has completed advanced training of trainer (ToT) programmes for master craftsmen in construction and furniture products. These were conducted in the CIBART facilities in Gujarat. 

Modules are available for handicrafts, too. 

CIBART focuses on three major components in training: 

1) Capacity building of artisans using the common facility center (CFC) approach; 

2) Developing prototypes of a variety of diverse bamboo products and training local rural communities to make them; and 

3) Linkages and market tie-ups that are aimed at enterprise development through various government departments and development institutions for sale of furniture, crafts and other products. The Centre also aims to create a new generation of bamboo artisans and has many first time woman earners CFCs.

Handicrafts

Furniture making

Large bamboo prefab components and structure erection 

Gazebos, buildings and cottages 

Laminate furniture 

Bamboo boats 

Incense sticks

Bamboo charcoal and briquettes 

Products with specific local applications – vertical produce storage units (250 kg), 

Bamboo toilets and Structures for irrigation