Brief Job Description: A Pearl Culture Technician is responsible for producing
pearls from pearl oysters using implantation of nucleus.
Personal Attributes: A Pearl Culture Technician must have manual and finger
dexterity and good eyesight to prepare graft tissues. He/ she must also possess
high physical stamina and decent communication skills.
Pearl Culture Technician 6Months Course
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Pearl Culture Technician 6Months Course
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Pearl Culture Technician 6Months Course
This OS unit is about making preparations for nuclear implantation into the tissue of
pearl oysters.
Scope Choose oysters
Carry out conditioning of oysters
Prepare graft tissue
Performance Criteria(PC) w.r.t. the Scope
Element Performance Criteria
Choose oysters To be competent, the user/ individual must be able to:
PC1. choose appropriate species of oysters keeping the following factors in mind:
weight of oyster
reproductive stage of development
overall health
PC2. decide on the species depending on the type of pearl to be produced
PC3. decide on the source of the pearl oyster such as hatchery produced or
collected from the wild
Carry out
conditioning of
oysters
To be competent, the user/ individual must be able to:
PC4. use disinfected water to prevent bacterial, fungal or protozoan infections
PC5. decide on the method of conditioning for the oysters
natural conditioning
chemical conditioning
PC6. decide on whether to allow the pearl oysters to normally open own its own or
by chemical means
Prepare graft tissue To be competent, the user/ individual must be able to:
PC7. open the oysters to observe the mantle tissue
PC8. open the mantle tissue and remove it from the oyster
PC9. trim the margins to remove marginal mantle and inner muscular tissue
PC10.trim further to obtain ribbons of pallial mantle
PC11.cut the ribbon into smaller sections
Knowledge and Understanding (K)
A. Organization
context
The individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KA1. organization methods of preparations for nucleus implantation
KA2. organization mehthods used for pearl culture
B. Technical
Knowledge
The individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KB1. selection method of pearl oysters
KB2. methods of conditioning oysters
KB3. methods of opening the oysters naturally or by using methanol
KB4. methods of preparing graft tissue
Skills (S)
National Occupational Standard
Perform preparations for nucleus implantation
7
AGR/N4944
A. Core Skills/
Generic Skills
Reading Skills
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA1. read internal information documents sent by internal teams
SA2. read equipment manuals and process documents to understand the
equipments operation and process requirement
Pearl Culture Technician 6Months Course
Writing Skills
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA3. record and maintain information related to the process of carrying out pearl
culture
Oral Communication (Listening & Speaking Skills)
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA4. effectively communicate with co-workers and fisherman for collection of
oysters and for selling of pearls
B. Professional Skills Decision Making
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB1. make decisions on species selection and methods to be used for pearl
culture
Plan and Organize
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB1. plan and organize the work order and jobs received from the supervisor
SB2. plan and prioritize the work based on the instructions received from the
supervisor
SB3. plan to utilize time effectively
Customer Centricity
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB4. manage relationship with co-workers and laborers and fisherman
SB5. maintain good relationships with clients
Problem Solving
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB7. think through the problem, evaluate the possible solutions and adopt best
solution
Analytical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB8. apply domain information about culture techniques and monitor and
maintain the species and equipments
Critical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB9. use common sense and make judgments on day to day basis
SB10. use reasoning skills to identify and resolve basic problem
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This OS unit is about pearl culture which is value implantation of nucleus postoperative culture and harvests, grading of pearls and marketing
Scope This unit/task covers the following
Carry out implantation of nucleus
Carry out post-operative care
Carry out harvesting and marketing of pearls
Performance Criteria(PC) w.r.t. the Scope
Element Performance Criteria
Carry out
implantation of
nucleus
To be competent, the user/ individual must be able to:
PC1. mount the pearl oysters to the stand with the valves slightly open
PC2. make the incision on the base foot and subcutaneous tunnel leading to the
gonad of the oyster
PC3. insert the nucleus into the gonad
PC4. make multiple implantations depending on the size of pearl oyster
Carry out postoperative care
To be competent, the user/ individual must be able to:
PC5. culture the implanted oysters for a period of 8-9 months
PC6. collect the pearl oyster after culture period
Carry out harvesting
and marketing of
pearls
To be competent the user/individual must be able to:
PC7. bring the species to laboratory after the culture period
PC8. harvest the pearls by opening the valves and without injuring the pearl oyster
PC9. process the pearls, grade them and market them
Knowledge and Understanding (K)
A. Organization
context
The individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KA1. organization methods of pearl implantation and culture
KA2. organization methods of pearl harvest, grading and marketing
B. Technical
Knowledge
The individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KB1. methods of mounting the pearl oysters for operation
KB2. making the incisions for implantation
Skills (S)
A. Core Skills/
Generic Skills
Reading Skills
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA1. read internal information documents sent by internal teams
SA2. read equipment manuals and process documents to understand the
equipments operation and process requirement
Writing Skills
National Occupational Standard
Perform pearl culture, harvesting and marketing activities
11
AGR/N4945
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA3. record and maintain information related to the process of carrying out pearl
culture
Oral Communication (Listening & Speaking Skills)
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA4. effectively communicate with co-workers and fisherman for collection of
oysters and for selling of pearls
B. Professional Skills Decision Making
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB1. make decisions on species selection and methods to be used for pearl
culture
Plan and Organize
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB6. plan and organize the work order and jobs received from the supervisor
SB7. plan and prioritize the work based on the instructions received from the
supervisor
SB8. plan to utilize time effectively
Customer Centricity
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB9. manage relationship with co-workers and laborers and fisherman
SB10. maintain good relationships with clients
Problem Solving
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB7. think through the problem, evaluate the possible solutions and adopt best
solution
Analytical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB9. apply domain information about culture techniques and monitor and
maintain the species and equipments
Critical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB11. use common sense and make judgments on day to day basis
SB12. use reasoning skills to identify and resolve basic problem
This OS unit is about maintaining safety, hygiene and sanitation practices for culture
operations.
Scope This unit/task covers the following:
Ensure safety measures and upkeep of water bodies used in fish culture
Maintain personal hygiene and safety
Maintain health and hygiene of fish at various levels of growth
Performance Criteria(PC) w.r.t. the Scope
Element Performance Criteria
Ensure safety
measures and
upkeep of water
bodies used in fish
culture
To be competent the user/individual must be able to:
PC1. ensure suitable measures for protection of from natural calamities such as
flood, protect dyke from erosion or break
PC2. ensure protection and prevent escape of the cultured organisms
PC3. identify common predators and preying organisms in water bodies
PC4. apply suitable methods such as fencing to keep away predators in water
bodies to protect fish culture
PC5. restrict entry of unauthorized persons into the premises
PC6. be fully aware of the dosage, toxicity level and method of application of
chemicals / medicines used for fish culture
PC7. ensure all chemicals are adequately labelled and stored safely
PC8. identify a quarantine area and implement protocols of quarantine
Maintain personal
hygiene and safety
To be competent the user/individual must be able to:
PC9. be aware of the possibilities of bacterial (water borne, air borne, formite
borne )and other contamination from human handling
PC10. apply effective systems and routines to ensure healthy and hygienic
conditions during all stages of fish culture including transportation and
marketing
PC11. ensure that the fish culture premises are constantly monitored/inspected for
breaches in the protection provided by health and hygiene measures
PC12. undertake basic safety checks before operation of any equipments
PC13. wear protective clothing and gear as and when required and ensure
adherence to safety guidelines
PC14. report potential hazards to the supervisor immediately
PC15. follow standard procedures to deal with accidents and emergency situations
PC16. use first aid kit as and when required and provide appropriate treatment in
case of any injuries
Maintain health and
hygiene of fish at
various level of
growth
To be competent the user/individual must be able to:
PC17.ensure maintenance of suitable soil and water quality parameters at all times
with frequent tests
PC18.ensure specified feed is provided to organisms at regular intervals and excess
feeding is avoided
PC19.carry out regular inspection of organisms for possible presence of parasites,
pathogenic infections, any phenotypic disorder, spot, etc. which are usually
the signs of ailments or disease outbreak
National Occupational Standard
Ensure safety, hygiene and sanitation practices for culture operations
15
AGR/N4918
PC20.ensure all nets, utensils and vessels used are decontaminated and clean
PC21.implement effective security measures for prevention of theft/sabotage
Knowledge and Understanding (K)
A. Organization
context
The individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KA1. organization’s standards and procedures followed safety, hygiene and
sanitation
KA2. personal hygiene and fitness requirements
KA3. job responsibilities/duties for following safety, hygiene and sanitation
KA4. safe methods to use materials and equipment
KA5. housekeeping methods and importance
KA6. safe disposal methods for waste
KA7. methods for minimizing environmental damage
KA8. importance of following health, hygiene and safety standards and the impact
of not following the standards
B. Technical
Knowledge
The individual on the job needs to know and understand:
KB1. prevention of infections
KB2. personal hygiene requirement
KB3. method of maintaining safety checklists
KB4. routine physio-chemical testing of water
Skills (S)
A. Core Skills/
Generic Skills
Reading Skills
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA1. read internal information documents sent by internal teams
SA2. read equipment manuals and process documents to understand the
equipment operation and process requirement
Writing Skills
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA3. record information on water treatment and fertilization of ponds and other
important aspects
Oral Communication (Listening & Speaking Skills)
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SA4. effectively communicate with the technicians and labours regarding all
important aspects
B. Professional
Skills
Decision Making
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB1. handle tasks on a day to basis
SB2. handle the minor issues in case the supervisor is not available, report major
issues to management
Plan and Organize
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
Ensure safety, hygiene and sanitation practices for culture operations
16
AGR/N4918
SB3. plan and use suitable techniques for the work assigned
SB4. plan and prioritize the work based on the instructions received
SB5. plan to utilize time and equipment effectively
Customer Centricity
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB6. maintain good relationships with manager and farm staff
Problem Solving
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB7. study the problem and report to concerned authority
SB8. immediately follow the instruction to solve the problem
Analytical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to
SB9. monitor condition of aquatic animals and suggest improvements, if any
Critical Thinking
The user/individual on the job needs to know and understand how to:
SB10. use common sense and make judgments on day to day basis
SB11. use reasoning skills to identify and resolve basic problem
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