IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING ON BAKING AMONG URBAN WOMEN IN GUJARAT

M.B. KAPOPARA¹, S.J. PARMAR²*, N.S. LAKHANI^3
1School of baking, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
²Department of Agricultural Extension, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
³School of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
* Corresponding Author : sujataparmar7@gmail.com

Received : 09-04-2016     Accepted : 16-04-2016     Published : 21-06-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 21       Pages : 1389 - 1390
Int J Agr Sci 8.21 (2016):1389-1390

Keywords : Women Empowerment. Education. Baking Skills
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Women are very important and undivided part of any country. They play very significant role in the all rounded sustainable development process of society and country. Despite of this, there position in family and society is not remarkable. Training forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content. The significance of training and education for improving the standard of living of the family, especially through homemakers, has been recognized long bake but has gained impetus in the recent past. The importance of training for women empowerment has further gained the attention of policy makers in our country The present study was undertaken on 100 women of Junagadh district of Gujarat state who participated in a 3-day vocational training programme on bakery. Participants came to know about training through newspaper advertisement (75%) and were self-motivated (79%) to attend the training. The training on bakery brought about significant gain in knowledge and attitudinal change among women. About two-third respondents were confident and motivated to start their own professional venture. Trained group possessed significantly higher levels of knowledge, adoption and gain in income than the respondents from untrained group.