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Flourishing Career in Floriculture

Floriculture or flower farming as it is popularly called is a discipline of Horticulture, and is the study of growing and marketing flowers and foliage plants. Floriculture includes cultivation of flowering and ornamental plants for sales or for use as raw materials in cosmetic and perfume industry and the pharmaceutical sector. The persons associated with this field are called floriculturists. In India, Floriculture industry comprises flower trade, production of nursery plants and potted plants, seed and bulb production, micro propagation and extraction of essential oils. Though, the annual domestic demand for the flowers is growing at a rate of over 25% and international demand at around Rs 90,000 crore. India’s share in international market of flowers is negligible. India has a blooming future as far as floriculture is concerned. Enormous genetic diversity, varied agro climatic conditions, versatile human resources etc offer India a unique scope for judicious employment of existing resources and exploration of avenues yet untouched.

Eligibility

Floriculture is not available as a subject at the undergraduate/degree level. Those who wish to join the floriculture stream should enroll for an undergraduate course in Agriculture (i.e a BSc Agriculture degree) after which they can opt for an MSc in Horticulture at the post graduate level.

Job Prospects

Floriculture is a colourful career which offers aspirants good growth prospects and opportunity to explore new avenues. Qualified floriculture specialists can be employed at various levels both in the government sector as well as the corporate sector.

Some of the potential Employers are:

Floriculture units- Floriculturists are involved in the propagation and growing of cut flowers, flowering potted plants, foliage plants and bedding plants.

Outdoor design consultancy firms- Companies engaged in horticulture landscaping and plantation employ floriculturists and horticulturists in supervisory positions and for development and maintenance of gardens.

City planners and builders-and those who carry out maintenance at various sites employ floriculturists and horticulturists.

Educational institutions offering related courses- Floriculturists may teach at the college and university level. Floriculturists in college teaching follow the typical career path from instructor to assistant professor to associate professor to full professor.

Cosmetics and perfume industry- Value addition in the form of extraction of pigments, essential oils, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical compounds has emerged as one of the frontline avenues in floriculture and it is in this connection that floriculturists are employed in perfume industry.

Remuneration

Salaries depend on the nature of work one is involved in. While gardeners and labourers may get paid anything between Rs2000 to Rs 3000 per month, Freelance workers, designers and consultants may negotiate their pay packets depending on the place and nature of work. As this industry depends on lifestyle and purchasing power of the public in general, and on the availability of raw materials and finished products remunerations and profits may vary. Institutes

Institutes

*      National Fire Service College, Nagpur, 0712-2532075

*        Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 0484-2556187

*        Fire Safety and Research Institute, Dehradun, 013-2686857

*        National Institute of Fire Engineering and Safety Management, Vishakapatnam,  0891-6527957

*        Hyderabad Institute of Fire Engineering, Hyderabad, 040-66323986

E-Tutoring Provides 

Promising Career with a Great Future

Do you have flair for teaching and is looking for a career different from traditional classroom teaching? Are you among those highly qualified people, especially women, who have been forced to quit the job after marriage or having a baby? Then here is an excellent career opportunity for you. Online tutoring alias online teaching or e-tutoring is a career that enables one to work from home or from any online tutoring centers/ companies.  Online tutoring is exactly the same as giving private tuitions to students. The only difference is that, the tutor and the student is sitting far away from each other and the teaching is done through the internet. Their voice and data is transferred over internet. Online tutoring is mostly one to one teaching and is very effective. Many students are shy and they do not talk or ask questions in the class in fear of being ridiculed. But in online teaching, he is alone with his teacher and there is no one to make fun. Very rarely online classes can be one to many i.e one tutor vs. group of students.  Online tutoring or E-tutoring is a new age learning method. It is a promising career with a great future and is being touted as the next big thing in the domain of learning.

Course Areas

The most and the important attribute needed for a prospective online tutor is the passion for teaching. Though language fluency is a must in this field, the slang or accent won’t be a big barrier for beginners, if you can communicate well. One has to be patient and need to respect and understand the culture of the students as they are mostly from a different country. Learning methods and syllabuses may be dissimilar in different countries. While teaching online students from different parts of the world, one has to follow their syllabus and structure. So the tutor may have to get updated and restructured in their subject. Tutoring is a serious activity and requires commitment.

Career Options

With the advent of new technologies, online tutoring has become quite popular. There has been an explosion of online tutoring and mentoring jobs as every training company, college and University are now providing online classes. Lot of private companies have forayed into the field of online tutoring, that offers online tutoring jobs. The main focus of these online tutoring centers is to provide students, the right environment and best possible guidance through their certified teachers, who understand student needs, having gone through extensive training in teaching methods, student psychology and academic systems. They hire tutors for various subjects. They demand nothing more than a master’s degree with a thorough knowledge in their subject. Some tutoring centers cover all grades from kindergarten to undergraduate level. In most of the centers, the working hours are pre-scheduled and committed. Some centers allow the tutor to change the timings/ subjects to suit their availability with prior notice. Teaching time depends on the place where you and your students are living.

Remuneration

Online tutoring is one among the top paying career option. The payment in this field varies with online tutoring companies, experience, subject and level of students being handled. The initial pay scale for a beginner in this field usually starts with Rs. 200 per hour which may gradually increases to Rs. 500/- per hour. Once established in this field, sky is the limit for online tutors. One can get anywhere around Rs.16,000 per month to even Rs.2,500 per hour depending on what you are teaching and to whom