News & Events

May 2022

• FICSI TP Meet

  • 20-May-2022 FICSI TP Meet

  

  FICSI has organized a conference with Skill Training Providers working under Food Processing sector at India Habitat Center on 20th May, 2020.
  
  Plan for increasing the skill training in Food Processing for youth of the nation was discussed along with sope of livelihood enhancement projects under different Government and Private Programs.

• Meeting with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)

  • 04-May-2022 Meeting with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)

  

  Mr. Sunil Kumar Marwah, CEO, FICSI joined “Industry – Sector Skill Council & Academia Meet” on creation of Skill Ecosystem with Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC) as scheduled today (04th May 2022) at Vijayawada.
  The agenda of the meeting is on comprehensive recommendations and a road map to bring about a robust skill ecosystem across the Andhra Pradesh state to maximize the benefits to both formal and non-formal students in providing gainful employment including entrepreneurship.
  

April 2022

• Webinar on Safe Packaging - Consumer Safety Aspects

  • 22-Apr-2022 Webinar on Safe Packaging - Consumer Safety Aspects

  

  Successfully organized 13th Webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on "Safe Packaging - Consumer Safety Aspects". More than 700 registrations were accepted for this interactive session and 200+ participants attended the session.
  
  Speakers
  1. Mr. Jasvir Singh, Regulatory, Scientific and Government Affairs Leader – South Asia (Flavors & Fragrances)
  2. Mr. Jatin Takkar, Head- Product Safety and Regulatory (Siegwerk)
  
  To watch recorded session of webinar please Click here.

January 2022

• MoU with Indo German Chamber of Commerce

  • 20-Jan-2022 MoU with Indo German Chamber of Commerce

  FICSI is proud to announce that it has signed MoU with Indo German Chamber of Commerce to establish Centres of Excellence in Bakery subsector and other related products. This MoU will facilitate implementation of international standard of skilling in India and trainer, student exchange program between India and Germany.

November 2021

• Webinar on Getting India Ready to Become the Food Basket of the World- Importance of Proper Infrastructure

  • 26-Nov-2021 Webinar on Getting India Ready to Become the Food Basket of the World- Importance of Proper Infrastructure

  

  Successfully organized 11^th webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Getting India Ready to Become the Food Basket of the World- Importance of Proper Infrastructure. 500+ registrations were accepted for this interactive session and more than 150 participants attended the session.
  
  Speaker Detail:
  Mr. A Subramani, Director, Quality Lactalis India.
  Mr. Shailendra Kumar, DGM– Corporate QA, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Limited, Innovation Centre, Patparganj, Delhi.
  
  Click here to view the recorded session.

• Webinar on Getting India Ready to Become Main Food Supplier To The World Part 1 - Importance of Ingredient Selection

  • 19-Nov-2021 Webinar on Getting India Ready to Become Main Food Supplier To The World Part 1 - Importance of Ingredient Selection

  

  Successfully organized 10th webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Getting India Ready to Become Main Food Supplier To The World Part 1 - Importance of Ingredient Selection. 700+ registrations done and more than 250 participants attended the webinar on MS Teams and our YouTube Live.
  
  Click here to watch the recorded session.

October 2021

• Webinar on Pest Control Management System in Food Industry

  • 22-Oct-2021 Webinar on Pest Control Management System in Food Industry

  Successfully organized 9th webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Pest Control Management System in Food Industry. 1200+ registrations done and over 370 participants attended the session on MS Teams and You Tube Live.
  
  Click here to Watch the recorded session.

• FICSI Successfully Organized Online Training on FoSTaC Advance Manufacturing & COVID-19

  • 20-Oct-2021 FICSI Successfully Organized Online Training on FoSTaC Advance Manufacturing & COVID-19

  Organized training on FoSTaC Advance Manufacturing and COVID-19 for Bikaji Foods International Ltd on 20^th October 2021.

• Webinar on Food Fraud & Its Prevention

  • 07-Oct-2021 Webinar on Food Fraud & Its Prevention

  

  Successfully organized 8^th webinar in the series of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav on Food Fraud & Its Prevention. 1300+ participants registered and more than 400 participants attended the webinar on MS Teams and our You Tube Live. This informative session held on 7^th September at 4 pm, This program specially curated for the students and professional working in the food industry.
  
  Speakers :
  1) Dr. Prabodh Halde, Chairman, All India Food Processors Association (Western Region)
  2) Mr. Paramvir S Deol, Managing Director, Regal Group of Companies, FIFST (Fellow Institute of Food Science & Technology) NLRP (FSSAI)
  
  To watch recorded session click here

September 2021

• FICSI Successfully Organized FoSTaC Training on Milk & Milk Products

  • 28-Sep-2021 FICSI Successfully Organized FoSTaC Training on Milk & Milk Products

  

  Organized Training on Milk & Milk Products for Mother Dairy employees. This was two day program scheduled for 28^th and 29^th September 2021.

• Launch of India Food Safety Readiness Program

  • 23-Sep-2021 Launch of India Food Safety Readiness Program

  FICSI is proud to announce the launched of the Food Safety Readiness Program in collaboration with the Food Processing Skills Canada. A first-of-its-kind, this program has been specially curated for professionals working in the food industry that will help them to upgrade their skills and knowledge.
  
  To know more about the program please click here

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://fpsc.ficsi.in

• Webinar on Food Packaging and Labelling Guidelines

  • 10-Sep-2021 Webinar on Food Packaging and Labelling Guidelines

  FICSI organized 7th Webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Food Packaging & Labelling Guidelines with 1500+ recorded number of registration. More than 550+ participant attended webinar on MS Teams and our YouTube Live channel.

August 2021

• Webinar on Future of Smart Proteins in India

  • 25-Aug-2021 Webinar on Future of Smart Proteins in India

  We have successfully organized 6th webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on "Future of Smart Proteins in India" with 400+ participants attending the webinar.

• Webinar on Food Traceability & Recall

  • 06-Aug-2021 Webinar on Food Traceability & Recall

  

  FICSI successfully organized 4th webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav on "Food Traceability and Recall" with 450+ participants attending the webinar.

July 2021

• Webinar on Allergen Management in Food Processing

  • 30-Jul-2021 Webinar on Allergen Management in Food Processing

  

  FICSI successfully organized 2nd webinar in the series of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav on "Allergen Management in Food Processing" with 1000+ registrations for attending the webinar. The purpose of this webinar was to create awareness on the importance of allergen control and management in the food industries. FICSI looks forward to come up with more knowledgeable session for MSME'S and students of Food Processing.

• Seminar on Latest Trends in Packaging for Food Processing

  • 16-Jul-2021 Seminar on Latest Trends in Packaging for Food Processing

  

  FICSI registered more than 1000 participants for attending seminar on Latest Trends in Packaging for Food Processing. This session was informative session for food professionals/students that will apprise their knowledge about the recent advancements going on in the food packaging industry. Cost Effective packaging technology for Food Processing MSME and FSSAI guideline on packaging and labeling will be some of the topics covered in this session.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://fb.watch/v/7atf36XNm/

March 2021

• Karnataka Skill Development Authority

  • 16-Mar-2021 Karnataka Skill Development Authority

  

  KSDA - Interactive session with Sector Skill Councils - in Bangalore - Karnataka Skill Development Authority. FICSI participated in this interactive session in the eminent presence of Chief Guest Dr. S. Selvakumar, IAS, Secretary Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Department and Smt. K. Ratna Prabha, IAS, (R) Chairperson, KSDA, GoK along with other dignitaries form skill ecosystem.

• MOU with UKSDM

  • 08-Mar-2021 MOU with UKSDM

  

  Exchanged MOU with UKSDM and FICSI, in Summer capital of Uttarakhand Gairsain in presence of Shri Dhan Singh Rawat (Minister of state independent charge, Cooperatives, Higher Education, Dairy Development, Protocols), Mission Director UKSDM, Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar and other eminent members from skilling ecosystem. A backward and forward linkage is must for any skilling initiative to be successful.

• MOU With Tea Research Association (TOCKLAI)

  • 01-Mar-2021 MOU With Tea Research Association (TOCKLAI)

  FICSI has signed MOU With Tea Research Association (TOCKLAI) and will mutually cooperate for Identifying job roles, creating learning material and skilling manpower for employability with Required industrial skill and certification in tea processing industry in india.

January 2021

• Training of Retiring Indian Army Troops

  • 14-Jan-2021 Training of Retiring Indian Army Troops

  

  We have done certification of 6 Indian Army Troops to start with as a pilot project as Bakery Technician/Operative conforming to National Skill qualifications framework level-4. Bakery management course which they run in Chandimandir Military Cantt is a 10 days course for retiring troops so that they can start and manage a small bakery once they get retired.

October 2020

• FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Catering and Covid-19”

  • 22-Oct-2020 FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Catering and Covid-19”

  Importance of FoSTaC:- FSSAI recommends that all licensed food businesses must have at least one trained and certified Food Safety Supervisor under FoSTaC for every 25 food handlers in each premise. 'FSSAI's initiative to combine their current courses with COVID-19 guidelines is a great strength to the food industry' Another successful virtual training conducted for the course- FoSTaC "Basic Catering and COVID-19" on 22nd October 2020 with the participation of around 14 candidates. This training course is based on giving more insights on precautions for the food industry in day to day working as well as the current scenario.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://youtu.be/OsPpAVzX6oU

• FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Manufacturing and COVID-19”

  • 16-Oct-2020 FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Manufacturing and COVID-19”

  Importance of FoSTaC:- FSSAI recommends that all licensed food businesses must have at least one trained and certified Food Safety Supervisor under FoSTaC for every 25 food handlers in each premise. 'FSSAI's initiative to combine their current courses with COVID-19 guidelines is a great strength to the food industry'. We successfully conducted FoSTaC "Basic Manufacturing and COVID-19"-Online Training on 16th October 2020 with the participation of around 20 candidates. This training course is based on giving more insights on precautions for the food industry in day to day working as well as the current scenario.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://youtu.be/bnMN-ilp9dY

• FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Advance Catering and COVID-19”

  • 15-Oct-2020 FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Advance Catering and COVID-19”

  Importance of FoSTaC:- FSSAI recommends that all licensed food businesses must have at least one trained and certified Food Safety Supervisor under FoSTaC for every 25 food handlers in each premise. FSSAI's initiative to combine their current courses with COVID-19 guidelines is a great strength to the food industry' We successfully conducted FoSTaC "Advance Catering and COVID-19"-Online Training on 15th October 2020 . This training course is based on giving more insights on precautions for the food industry in day to day working as well as the current scenario.

September 2020

• FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Catering and Covid-19”

  • 21-Sep-2020 FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Catering and Covid-19”

  Successfully conducted first batch of FoSTaC Food Safety Supervisor “Basic Catering and Covid-19” Online training on 21st September,2020 It was indeed an insightful and informative session for all the candidates Looking forward for more participation in the upcoming sessions which is surely going to create an impact and enhance your skills and knowledge.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://youtu.be/caIqElg5qJ4

• FICSI-MSME-Dialogue on Skilling

  • 18-Sep-2020 FICSI-MSME-Dialogue on Skilling

  "FICSI-MSME-Dialogue on Skilling"- We conducted a zoom meeting with MSMEs(Food Processing) across Pan India on 18th September 2020 and discussed our 'Special Services Package for them'.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://youtu.be/-bIiu07XfRo

• Unleashing Skill Potential in Punjab and Haryana in Food Processing

  • 18-Sep-2020 Unleashing Skill Potential in Punjab and Haryana in Food Processing

  We conducted a power-packed and insightful meeting for unleashing the skill potential of Punjab and Haryana in food processing on 18th September 2020 100+ participants joined the meeting.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://youtu.be/OAhBDqyIbyY

• Entrepreneurship Development webinar in Food Processing"- Youth 4 New India

  • 08-Sep-2020 Entrepreneurship Development webinar in Food Processing"- Youth 4 New India

  We conducted a successful webinar on"Entrepreneurship Development in Food Processing" - Youth 4 New India (for all B.Voc colleges of food processing across Pan India) today i.e. 8th September 2020.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://facebook.com/watch/?v=1511286935743539&extid=eZFl BdkjWqZ5uWDy

• Unleashing Skill Potential of Mega Food Parks

  • 07-Sep-2020 Unleashing Skill Potential of Mega Food Parks

  “Unleashing Skill Potential of Mega Food Parks” Webinar conducted to address skilling potential in MFPs which was joined by several major Mega Food Parks all across India, it was conducted on 7th September,2020.

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://lnkd.in/ekw7jKe

• Unleashing Skill Potential of Madhya Pradesh in Food Processing

  • 07-Sep-2020 Unleashing Skill Potential of Madhya Pradesh in Food Processing

  Unleashing Skill Potential of Madhya Pradesh in Food Processing"-successfully conducted on 7th September,2020

  To view the complete video, click on the following link:-

  https://youtu.be/LN9JJ698R5o

August 2020

• FICSI has signed MoU with Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC)

  • 20-Aug-2020 FICSI has signed MoU with Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC)

  “FICSI joins hand with Food Processing Skills Canada (FPSC) for providing skilling of international standards to Indian youth”

  FICSI-FPSC-MoU

June 2020

• INTERACTIVE SESSION FOR COLLEGES APPLYING FOR UGC APPLICATIONS

  • 10-Jun-2020 INTERACTIVE SESSION FOR COLLEGES APPLYING FOR UGC APPLICATIONS

  FICSI organised an interactive session for the colleges who wish to apply under the B. Voc (Food Processing) scheme. The session focused on UGC applications to run Skill- based programs in Food Processing for the academic year 2020-21.

• SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR TRAINING ON SAFE PRACTICES DURING COVID-19

  • 08-Jun-2020 SPECIAL SESSIONS FOR TRAINING ON SAFE PRACTICES DURING COVID-19

  In recognition of World Food Safety 2020, FICSI organised Special session for Food Safety & Hygiene Professionals engaged in Manufacturing, Compliance, Education & Training on Safe Practices during COVID-19. Both the sessions saw the participation of 350+ attendees. The sessions were found very interactive & insightful by all the attendees.

• FICSI eLearning Zone LAUNCH

  • 01-Jun-2020 FICSI eLearning Zone LAUNCH

  FICSI launched the E-learning platform “FICSI eLearning Zone” on 1 st June’2020 through a virtual webinar. Two special courses are designed and developed for “Safe Practices for Retailers handling Food and Safe Practices for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises manufacturing Food during COVID-19 pandemic. These courses are prepared in association with FSSAI, FICCI, NIFTEM and various Industry Partners. The Chief Guest for the event were Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General,FICCI. Guests of Honour were Dr C. Vasudevappa, Vice Chancellor, NIFTEM and Mr Akshay Bector, President, FICSI. CMD, Cremica Food Industries Ltd. The event saw the presence of 400+ attendees.

March 2020

• FICSI SAMVAAD 2020

  • 02-Mar-2020 FICSI SAMVAAD 2020

  

  FICSI organized FICSI Samvaad - The Annual Training Provider Meet 2020 on 2nd March’20 at India Habitat Centre. Mr. Akshay Bector, Managing Director, Cremica Food Ltd. & Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Under Secretary, MOFPI were also part of the event.TPs from all over India attended the event and discussed about how they can contribute in skilling in Food Processing.