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Being a Thanka Painter means having basic knowledge and the tasks of painting. It also means that the basic art form of Thanka history is preserved. It has festive, medical as well as spiritual inform ... learn more
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There are different modules of courses provided by CTEVT which train students to create as well as replicate the art. The normal time range for a Thanka course is 998 -1000hrs. Students that have pass ... learn more
Being a Thanka Painter means having basic knowledge and the tasks of painting. It also means that the basic art form of Thanka history is preserved. It has festive, medical as well as spiritual information. Renovation of traditional art-form is also a big part of the Thanka painter. Thanka is a Tibetan Buddhist and Newari painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Aspiring Thanka artists must spend years studying the iconographic grids and proportions of different deities and then master the technique of mixing and applying mineral pigments.
Entry Salary / Income
Rs. 6,000 - (not set)
Usually done inside a room, the professionals prefer a cold place for lasting concentration. The painters have to create an environment that is harmonious and peaceful.
| Security and Army | Professionals | |
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The table illustrates the segregation of occupations according to the level of education & experience. The segregation is such that the 'Professionals' have the highest amount of education and/or experience then are the 2 skilled labour (Urban & Rural) and Supporting Occupations with assemblers, operators etc. Security and Army have a wider range of both education and experience and are governmental jobs.
The boxes highlighted are the ones associated with Thanka Painter. According to ISCO, jobs can have various levels of education and/or experience which thus puts them in different boxes as visualized in the table.
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thanga arts and pain
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Skilled Urban Skilled Rural |
5,966 Hours | 0 |
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Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. This a skill base training given by CTEVT. Go to education page
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thanka art making
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Skilled Urban Skilled Rural |
460 Hours | 0 |
Yes
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Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Go to education page
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Work activities, mental & physical: You are equally comfortable with mental or physical work, without any particular preference for either. You should consider looking for jobs where both types of working activities can be utilized. Some examples would include providing services and working in security.
Style of Working, Applying: Every task that comes to you, you find it comforting if a method or template is provided for you to follow. You should look for jobs where established ideas are being followed, and where the tasks are usually routine and repetitive. Some examples would include administrative work, teaching, and jobs that require physical labour.
Information Processing, only detailed: You prefer to focus on a specific aspect of your work and to go deeper into the details. You should consider jobs that require you to focus and pay great attention to the details of what you are doing, and avoid jobs which require you to look at the bigger picture. Some examples would include jobs like bookkeeping, data management, software coding, fine arts, handicrafts or translation
Flexibility, very low: You prefer to have a fixed work routine with little or no change every day. You should consider looking for jobs where you are required to go to an office at a specific time each working day. Some examples would include desk jobs and running a shop.
Value orientation, only idealistic: You believe that your work must have meaning behind it, without any material importance. You should consider looking for jobs that will give you some personal satisfaction while doing it. Some examples would include teaching and doing social work.
Pursuit of Success, low: Having a personal life is important to you. You don’t want your social and family relationships to suffer from dedicating time to your work. You should consider looking for jobs that will not interfere with your private life. Avoid jobs which require you to dedicate a lot of your free time to your work
Motivation to Create, very high: You prefer to come up with your own ways of doing things. You should consider looking for jobs where you have some freedom to make your own decisions. Avoid jobs where you have to follow directions.
Competition oriented, very low: You do not enjoy competing with others, and you do not often compare yourself to others. You prefer to focus only on your own accomplishments. You should consider looking for jobs where your work is valued on its own merit . Avoid jobs where your performance is often compared to others’ performance.
Sense of Duty,
Team oriented, very low: You are independent and work best on your own. It is difficult for you to work with others and to conform your way of working to theirs but on the other hand you do not feel odd if you have to work on your own. You should consider looking for jobs which have a lot of tasksthat can be fulfilled on your own and have a low degree of collaboration with colleagues or experts you need to ask for help
Self Employment Ratio
At the moment there are 30 people working in this job in Nepal.
Shows the demand of the career (1st being the highest and the last being over-saturated).
60 = very high: This job is very high in demand. You can easily find employment or will be able to sell your service easily as a self employed person.
50 = high: This job is high in demand. With a certain talent you will find a job.
40 = medium: The demand for this job is medium. You should have chances in finding a job, but you might need to be flexible regarding your working place or in self employment, might have to compete with a few other professionals about the work.
30 = low: The demand for this job is low. Only a few vacancies are published. Academic proficiency as well as experience is required to be even considered for applying for this sort of jobs.
20 = saturated: There is no more demand for this profession in the labour market. Only if existing staff is released, new people are hired.
10 = over-supplied: There are many graduates already waiting for a job in this profession. You might have to consider a long waiting list or have to prove extraordinary talent to find a job in this profession.
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