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NSDC Skill Gap Study of the North East - Nagaland
7.1(a) Skill mapping and gap analysis in bamboo
Entity Role Expected competencies Skill gaps
Agarbattimaking
units
Manufacturing of
bamboo
agarbattisticks
• Ability to cut and clean the
bamboo poles
• Ability to cut bamboo poles into
appropriately sized strips
• Ability to feed strips into
machines
• Ability to operate the machine
which produces agarbattisticks
• Ability to roll paste on bamboo
sticks and final finishing of the
product
• Ability to package and market
the final product
• Lack of
marketing skills
• Lack of
packaging skills
• Lack of ability to
do attractive
pricing
Entity Role Expected competencies Skill gaps
Small
briquette
making
units
Manufacturing
bamboo charcoal
briquettes
• Ability to clear bamboo stems off
its leaves
• Ability to cut bamboo in standard
sizes
• Ability to feed cleared stems into
the machine
• Ability to operate the machine,
which manufactures briquettes
• Ability to do packaging, marketing,
and appropriate pricing of the final
product
• Lack of packaging
skills
• Lack of
understanding of
branding
• Lack of
understanding of
pricing and
marketing
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