National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET)

About National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET):

• It was established by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Government of India, on December 5, 2018, as a regulatory body, aimed at ensuring quality in the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.
• It has taken over the roles previously held by the National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) and the former National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT).
• The NCVET became fully operational on 1st August 2020. 
• It functions as an overarching national regulator for setting standards and formulating comprehensive regulations for the vocational education, training, and skilling ecosystem for improving quality and outcomes.
• It has been entrusted with the development, qualitative improvement, and regulation of vocational education entities involved in both long- and short-term vocational education and training while also establishing minimum standards for their operations. 
• It strives to integrate fragmented regulatory systems and infuse quality assurance across the entire vocational education, training, and skilling value chain, leading to the availability of higher-level skilled manpower for better employability and accelerated growth of the Indian economy.
• The principal functions of NCVET encompass:
  • Recognize, monitor, discipline, and de-recognize Awarding Bodies.
  • Recognize, monitor, discipline, and de-recognize Assessment Agencies.
  • Recognize, monitor, discipline, and de-recognize Skill Information Providers.
  • Frame guidelines for the approval of qualifications and approve qualifications in the manner set out in such guidelines.
  • Create and monitor a system of redressing grievances against recognized bodies.

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