The training programmes were designed to impart the latest knowledge to the farmers through work experience by applying the principles of teaching by doing and learning by doing. The prime goal of KVK is to impart training as per needs and requirements in agriculture and allied enterprises to all farmers, farm women and farm youths including school dropouts in the rural areas for self employment and enhancing the productivity. While designing the courses the concept of farming system as well as farming situation are taken into account to ensure that the enterprises in which they are trained and commercially and ecologically viable, sustainable and profitable. Such vocational trainings help them to sustain themselves through self employment and to make them self reliant economically and thus discourages them to migrate to the urban areas.
KVK provides training not only in Agriculture and allied vocations but also in other income generating activities that may supplement the income of farm families. The methods employed in training could be formal and informal or a combination of both, depending upon the needs and training emphasis remains to be on work experience, as suggested by Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta committee Report(1970) ie.  “The programme should be operated as a plan of continuing education both in the technical and general sense”.