The National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) attempts to increase
Employability
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Overview
Employability is related to work and the ability to be employed, such as:
*The ability to gain initial employment; hence the ...
of
Youth
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in India. It is a fully autonomous body, constituted on the approval of
Union Cabinet of India
The Union Council of Ministers Article 58 of the ''Constitution of India'' is the principal executive organ of the Government of India, which is responsible for being the senior decision making body of the executive branch. It is chaired by t ...
. 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
United Progressive Alliance
United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a centre-left political alliance of predominantly left-leaning political parties in India. It was formed after the 2004 general election with support from left-leaning political parties when no single par ...
(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
learning outcomes 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
National Education Policy 2020
The National Education Policy of India 2020 (NEP 2020), which was started by the Union Cabinet of India on 29 July 2020, outlines the vision of new education system of India. The new policy replaces the previous National Policy on Education, ...
.
[ 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 lifelong learning through transparent, accountable and credible mechanism which recognises prior learning.][National Skills Qualification Framework of NSDA]
NSDA, accessed 8 July 2021.[NSQF notification]
The Gazette of India
''The Gazette of India'' is a public journal and an authorised legal document of the Government of India, published weekly by the Department of Publication, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. As a public journal, the ''Gazette'' prints off ...
, accessed 8 July 2021.
See also
* Education in India
Education in India is primarily managed by state-run public education system, which fall under the command of the government at three levels: central, state and local. Under various articles of the Indian Constitution and the Right of Ch ...
* Vocational education in India
* Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is a Ministry of Government of India
The Government of India ( ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is ...
* National Policy on Education
The National Policy on Education (NPE) is a policy formulated by the Government of India to promote and regulate education in India. The policy covers elementary education to higher education in both rural and urban India. The first NPE was prom ...
* National qualifications framework
A national qualifications framework is a formal system describing qualifications. 47 countries participating in the Bologna Process are committed to producing a national qualifications framework. Other countries not part of this process also hav ...
* Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
Rashtriya Uchchattar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) (Hindi for "National Higher Education Mission") is a holistic scheme of development for higher education in India initiated in 2013 by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The centrally spons ...
* Skill India
* University Grants Commission (India)
University Grants Commission (UGC) is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education,
Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance ...
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
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