| TRAINING   For the  purpose of giving training to the staff and Seri culturists, the Government Sericulture Training School  was established at Hosur during 1973. During the year 2005-2006, Sericulture Training School  was registered under TamilNadu Societies Registration Act 1975 with a change in  the names, “TamilNadu Sericulture Training Institute”.
 Both on-campus and Off-campus training courses are conducted by the Institute based on the requirement of trainees.
 Courses  offered  
            
              Productivity Improvement Training (Bivoltine crops) – for  Dept staff.   Mulberry Cultivation Techniques & Integrated Pest Management    for      Mulberry Diseases & PestsYoung age Silkworm Rearing TechniquesLate age Silkworm Rearing TechniquesSilkworm Diseases & ManagementTraining to Bivoltine Sericulturists – under Part –II scheme Training to New Sericulturists – under CDP scheme  COURSES  OFFERED AT CENTRAL SILK BOARD, BANGALORE 
            
              Post Graduate Diploma in Sericulture (PGDS) and Intensive Training in Sericulture (ITS)Entrepreneurship Development Programmes Other short-term (1-2 weeks) skill & competence   TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR WOMEN  SERICULTURISTS    The Central Sericultural Research and Training  Institute, Mysore  is organizing various Human Resource Development Programme for the women  Sericulturists – under SERI TECHNOLOGY COMPLEX FOR WOMEN – in collaboration  with Department of Science & Technology and Department of Bio-technology,  Govt. of India. The following Training Programmes are fully sponsored and the  participants are provided To & Fro charges with free boarding and lodging. 
            
              
                | Sl.No. | Name of the Training Course |  
                | 1 | Integrated Nutrient and Disease Management in Mulberry – by eco-    friendly approach |  
                | 2 | Young age Silkworm Rearing |  
                | 3 | Composite Silkworm Rearing |  
                | 4 | Integrated Pest and Disease    Management – an eco-friendly approach with Bio-pesticides, Bio-fungicides and    Botanicals |  
                | 5 | Silkworm Seed Production |  
                | 6 | Value Addition by Bye-products of Sericulture Industry |  
                | 7 | Drudgery reduction through Ergonomically Sound Appliances / hand tools |    |