Sericulture - Directorate General of Employment & Training

1. Module Name: Chawki Rearer
2. Sector: Sericulture
3. Code: SER - 103
4. Entry Qualification Minimum 5 th Standard and 14 years of age
‣ Disinfection of Chawki rearing room and
appliances.
‣ Transportation of eggs.
‣ Practicing different types of Incubation.
‣ Practicing black boxing.
‣ Brushing and preparation of Chawki bed.
‣ Selection, harvesting and preservation of
quality leaves. Practicing the chopping of
leaves to required size.
‣ Bed spacing, Bed cleaning using nets and
moulting care.
‣ Practicing of rearing in isolation chamber
and wrap up method.
‣ Maintenance of optimum temperature and
humidity during rearing and moulting.
‣ Identification of moulting and out of moult
larvae.
‣ Identification of healthy, diseased and
unequal worms.
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5. Terminal
The successful candidate will be capable of undertaking
Competency:
chawki rearing and work in chawki rearing center.
6. Duration: 150 hours
7. Preface: The rearing of young age silkworm up to second moult is
called chawki rearing. Rearing of young age Silkworms under
ideal environmental conditions, feeding succulent, nutritious,
tender leaves will make the larvae grow robust and make more
stress tolerant during the late age rearing. Scientifically grown
chawki will result in best performance in cocoon production.
Therefore, skill development in chawki rearing is an important
module.
8. Job Profile Employable in Chawki Rearing Centers (CRCs) and may be
self employed.
9. Course Content:
Practical competencies
‣ Cleaning of rearing room and appliances.
‣ Preparation of disinfectants.
Under pinning knowledge (Theory)
‣ Introduction to chawki rearing.
‣ Chawki rearing room and rearing
equipments
‣ Preparation for chawki rearing for
required number of Dfls.
‣ Knowledge about disinfectants and
disinfections.
‣ Method of Incubation and black
boxing.
‣ Brushing methods.
‣ Chawki rearing methods including
isolation chamber and wrap up
methods.
‣ Importance of environmental
conditions like light, air
temperature and humidity and their
manipulation.
‣ Bed Spacing, chopping of mulberry
leaves, feeding, bed cleaning,
moulting and care during moult.
‣ Use of lime and bed disinfectants.
‣ Concept of measuring volume area
and weight.
‣ Concept of chawki garden, leaf
quality, harvest and preservation.
‣ Leaf chopping machine and duster.