The National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) attempts to increase

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in India. It is a fully autonomous body, constituted on the approval of

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. On May 9, 2013, the Union Cabinet gave its nod to form NSDA.

History

The Union Cabinet of India held a meeting on January 31, 2013 in which the proposal for building the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) was first endorsed, after the suggested plan was reviewed by a Group of Ministers. The

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(UPA) government approved the proposal.

NSQF framework

''National Skills Qualification Framework'', is an integrated education and competency-based skills quality assurance framework developed by NSDA, according to which graded levels of skills are recognised based on the

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acquired through both formal or informal means. This enables students, to have their informally acquired skills graded and use those towards formal education, which is a core concept of India's

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. Shri Vishwakarma Skill University in Haryana was founded on this concept. NSQF caters for diversity of the Indian education and training systems, development of a set of outcome-based nationally recognised qualifications for each level, provide progression pathways for further study, enable integrated learning through education and vocational training and work experience, foster

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through transparent, accountable and credible mechanism which recognises prior learning.National Skills Qualification Framework of NSDA
NSDA, accessed 8 July 2021.NSQF notification

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, accessed 8 July 2021.

References

External links

National Skill Development Agency, Official website
Vocational education in India Government agencies of India Educational organisations based in India Organisations based in Delhi Government agencies established in 2013 Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship {{India-org-stub

History

NSQF framework

See also

References

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