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Cooker (Silkworn)

Aliases: Silk Reeling Worker

Industry/Sector(s): Textile and Handloom

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

The tasks a Cooker (Silkworm) is expected to perform include:

• Boiling the cocoons to kill pupa inside the cocoon

• Tracing the end of silk filament for reeling silk

• Filling the tube containing water with cocoons and letting in steam to heat it

• Allowing cocoons to remain in boiling water for a specified period of time

• Ensuring that all pupa inside cocoon are killed

• Making sure that the water is kept at prescribed temperature

• Stirring the cocoons and boiling water with wooden stick to which they get attached

• Collecting in ladle cocoons whose filaments are drawn out

• Delivering all the boiled cocoons at reeling section so as to draw silk

• Reeling the silk over the reeling machine

WORK ENVIRONMENT ¹

• It is not a desk job

• Need not handle a team

• Local travelling is not a part of this job role

• Part-time work and contractual jobs maybe available

• Work from home option is not available

Working hours

• Companies usually work for 6/7 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company

• Shift system maybe available

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING ⁴

Minimum – 12th pass

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

• Knowledge of boiling cocoons for making silk

• Skilled in the process involved in reeling of the silk

• Knowledge of parameters like temperature and quality requirement of the process

• Proficiency in operating the reeling machine

• Basic knowledge of the process of manufacturing silk

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ⁴

Not required

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES

Government and private schools and boards across India

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

http://careerafter12th.in/top-5-scholarship-for-12th/

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

http://cbse.edurite.com/cbse-syllabus/cbse-syllabus-for-class-12.html

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH ¹

Helper → Cooker (Silkworm) → Process Supervisor → Plant Supervisor

Transfer option

• India: Yes

• Abroad: No

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EXPECTED EARNINGS ⁵

For freshers - ₹ 8,000 to ₹ 15,000 per month

(These figures are indicative and subject to change)

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE ⁴

Preferably minimum experience of 1 year in the relevant field

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS

• Textile units

• Silk processing units

KEYWORDS

• Silkworm Cooker

• Silk Reeling Worker

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	7318.1900	Cooker (Silkworn)
ISCO 2008	Handicraft Workers in Textiles, Leather and Related Materials	NA
NIC 2008	13112	Preparation and spinning of silk fiber including blended* silk
QP Reference	NA	NA
NSQF	NA	NA

REFERENCES

1	http://dget.nic.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/publication/Des-Div-7.pdf
2	http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/dd3-group-c.pdf
3	http://www.advocatekhoj.com/library/bareacts/factories/index.php
4	http://www.placementindia.com/job-detail/textile-operator-jobs-in-ahmedabad-for-rathi-p-t-p-s-pvt-ltd-293188.htm
5	www.timesjob.com www.naukari.com www.shine.com
6	http://www.ibef.org/exports/handloom-industry-india.aspx
7	www.censusindia.gov.in

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