Why organized and formal training is needed for skilling and upskilling in handicrafts and carpet sector

Informal learning plays an important role in ‘kaarigari’ or craftsmanship. Most artisans (kaarigars) learn on their own by observing the seniors and acquire the knowledge and skills to create an artefact. The dexterity with which they use their fingers to mould the clay, or chisel the wood or use a tool, comes with years of…