Lok Sabha Question No. 4255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: NSQF to be Globally Aligned Certificate
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4255

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2023

## NSQF TO BE GLOBALLY ALIGNED CERTIFICATE

4255. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

(a)    whether  the  Government  has  recommended  that  a  single  regulatory  body  with branches in all States should be set up to lay down minimum standards for all players in the  skilling  system  like  training  providers  and  assessors,  and  to  issue  National  Skill Qualification Framework to be globally aligned certificates; (b)   if so, the details and the response of the Government thereon; (c)  whether there is a need to scaling up Recognition of Prior Learning under the Pradhan Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  to  address  the  requirement  of  skilled  workers  in  the unorganized sector; (d)  if so, the concrete steps taken by the Union Government in this regard; (e)  whether there is also a need to focus on the identification of transferable skills and to make common transferable skill part of the employable skill development curriculum; and (f)   if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (b) The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has been established through Govt of India Gazette Notification dated 05th December, 2018, as a regulatory  body  for  laying  down  minimum  standards  for  the  functioning  of  entities engaged in the skilling ecosystem like Awarding Bodies & Assessment Agencies. The primary  functions  of  NCVET  include-  recognition,  ensuring  discipline,  de-recognizing, regulation and monitoring of Awarding Bodies (ABs) and Assessment Agencies (AAs). NCVET is also entrusted, inter alia, with the responsibility for implementing the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) by framing guidelines for approval of Qualifications and approve qualifications in the manner set out in such guidelines. NCVET is central body located in Delhi and has no branch in any state.

(c) to (d) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) has two training components, namely, Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Under RPL, individuals  with  prior  learning  experience  or  skills  can  register  themselves  and  get assessed and certified. RPL mainly focuses on the individuals engaged in unregulated sectors. Under PMKVY-RPL, since inception i.e. 2015, 65.86 lakh candidates have been oriented across the country, as on 31.12.2022.

(e) to (f) To enhance the employability of learners, a National Occupational Standards (NOS)  on  Employability  Skills  with  corresponding  curriculum  has  been  approved  by NCVET to mandatorily form part of all NSQF aligned and approved Qualifications.  The NOS has twelve components identified as below:

- i. Introduction to Employability Skills;
- ii. Constitutional values/Citizenships;
- iii. Becoming a professional in 21st Century;
- iv. English Skills;
- v. Career Development & Goal Setting;
- vi. Communication Skills;
- vii. Inclusion, Gender Sensitivity, PwD etc.;
- viii. Financial & Legal Literacy;
- ix. Digital Literacy & Skills;
- x. Entrepreneurship;
- xi. Customer Service; and
- xii. Job readiness and exam preparation

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