The document discusses the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) in India. It provides an overview of NSQF, explaining that it is an outcome-based qualifications framework that organizes qualifications into 10 levels based on increasing levels of difficulty and skills required. It describes the key pillars for implementing NSQF including convergence among stakeholders, industry-endorsed qualifications and standards, training mechanisms, and quality assurance. It also defines some key terms used in NSQF like qualifications, competence, recognition of prior learning, national occupational standards, and qualification packs.

1. NSQF – A Perspective
June 17, 2015
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2. NSQF
National Skills Qualifications Framework
NSQF released in Dec’13
Replaced NVEQF released in Sept’12
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3. Understanding NSQF
Unified Indian Qualification Framework
• Qualifications organised based on different levels of competencies:
Knowledge, Skills & Aptitude
Outcome and competency based framework
• Recognises learning outcomes
• 10 levels of competency
• Each level defined by level descriptors
Provides
• Multiple entry and exit points
• Industry inputs in developing qualifications
• Recognition of prior learning
• Life-long learning
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4. Pillars for implementing the framework
Convergence
among
stakeholders
and policies
Bottoms-up
labour
market
information
Industry
endorsed
QPs and
NOSs
Training and
capacity
building
mechanisms
for delivery
Quality
assurance
standards,
assessment
parameters
and
certification
Recognition
at all levels
as single
standard for
Skills based
Education &
Training
Outcome based learning
Requires multi-stakeholder consultations and consensus with state and central
governments, SSCs, Industry, Education Boards etc.
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5. Some Key Definitions
• A formal outcome of an assessment and validation process which is
obtained when a competent body determines that an individual has
achieved learning outcomes to given standards
Qualifications
• The proven ability to use acquired knowledge, skills and personal and
social abilities, in discharge of responsibility roles. Ability to do a job
well.
Competence
• The process of recognizing previous learning, often experiential,
towards gaining a qualification.
Recognition of
Prior Learning
• NOS specifies the standards of performance an individual must achieve
when carrying out a function in the workplace, together with the
knowledge and understanding they need to meet that standard
consistently. And apply uniquely to Indian context.
National
Occupational
Standard (NOS)
• QP comprises of a set of NOS's, together with the educational, training
and other criteria required to perform a job role.
Qualification
Pack (QP)
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6. NSQF
National Skills Qualifications Framework
10 Levels
• Each level represents a level of complexity:
• Knowledge and Skills required to demonstrate the competency for that
level.
• Each Level is defined by a Criteria expressed as Learning Outcomes.
• NSQF levels not directly related to years of study.
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Levels and Descriptors
Process Required Professional
Knowledge
Professional Skill Core Skill Responsibility
1 Prepares person
to/carry out process
that are repetitive on
regular basis require
no previous practice
familiar with
common trade
terminology,
instructional
words meaning
and understanding
routine and repetitive,
takes safety and security
measures
Reading, writing, addition,
subtraction, personal
financing. Familiarity with
social and religious diversity,
hygiene and environment
No responsibility always
works under
continuous instruction
and close supervision
2
3
4 Works in familiar,
predictable, routine,
situation of clear
choice
factual knowledge
of field of
knowledge or
study
recall and demonstrate
practical skill, routine and
repetitive in narrow range
of application, using
appropriate rule and tool,
using quality concepts
language to communicate
written or oral, with required
clarity, skill to basic arithmetic
and algebraic principles, basic
understanding of social
political and natural
environment
Responsibility for own
work and learning
5
6
7
8
9
10
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8. Qualification Pack
NOS
Qualification Pack
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9. Qualification Pack
NOS
Job Role CCTV Supervisor
Level 5
Min. Edn'l Qual Class 12
Max. Edn'l Qual NA
Applicable NOS's 1. Monitor a Security Unit
2. Supervise CCTV Operations to secure Premises
3. Maintain Operational performance of CCTV system
4. Observe health & safety while monitoring security operations
5. Security tasks in accordance with basic security
6. Conform to PSARA Act 2005 while undertaking security tasks
7. Security in commercial deployments
8. Security in industrial deployments
9. Positive projection of self and the organisation
Qualification Pack
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10. Qualification Pack
NOS
Job Role CCTV Supervisor
Level 5
Min. Edn'l Qual Class 12
Max. Edn'l Qual NA
Applicable NOS's 1. Monitor a Security Unit
2. Supervise CCTV Operations to secure Premises
3. Maintain Operational performance of CCTV system
4. Observe health & safety while monitoring security operations
5. Security tasks in accordance with basic security
6. Conform to PSARA Act 2005 while undertaking security tasks
7. Security in commercial deployments
8. Security in industrial deployments
9. Positive projection of self and the organisation
Knowledge
(K)
Performance
Criteria (PC)
Skills (S)
Qualification Pack
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11. Sector Skill Councils: SSCs
NSDC in partnership with Industry is creating Sector Skill Councils
31 SSCs have been created in sectors like
• Retail, Healthcare, IT/Ites, Tourism & Hospitality, Automotive, Capital Goods, Plumbing, ..
Role of SSCs
• Identify Job Roles in their Sector
• Create National Occupational Standards
• Set up mechanisms for Assessment and Certification
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12. Delivery / Implementation mechanisms
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Formal Education System
• School Education
• ITIs
• Polytechnics
• Higher Education
Non-formal Training System
• NSDC Training Partners
• Skill Development Corporations (In States)
• Other Ministries
Work Place
RPL mechanism

13. Mainstreaming skills for
Employment
Polytechnic Program
Year1
NSQF (L-5)
Diploma
Class12
Pass
Year2
NSQF (L-6)
Adv. Dip.
Year3
High School
IX | X | XI | XII
Industry
Employment
NSQF L2 L3 L4
School Program Community College
Program
L1
NSQF (L-7)
B.Voc.
National
Skills
Qualifications
Framework
• Add on NOS based courses for Undergraduate and PG students
• Electives and Optional subjects in university curriculum for Applied Learning

14. Key Imperatives for success
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Industry alignment of overall offering
Industry Collaboration, workshops, Labs
Trainer Capacity building
Curriculum & Content – Alignment, Quality, e-content
Robustness and credibility of assessment & certification
Higher differential salary for certified youth by employers
Consistent Review and Currency of QPs/NOSs
Associating Credits with QP / NOS – Needs to be incorporated for mobility

15. Implementation Schedule of
NSQF - End Dates
Immediately after NSQF notification: 27th Dec 2013
• NSQF supersedes all other frameworks
• Preferential Govt funding for NSQF compliant courses
After 3rd Anniversary: 27th Dec2016
• Govt. Funding - only for NSQF compliant courses
• For all Govt. Funding training & educational institutions - Admission eligibility criteria in
various courses in terms of NSQF levels
• GoI and Central Govt PSUs: Define recruitment eligibility criteria for all positions in terms of
NSQF levels
• State Govts. and their PSUs- Encourages to amend recruitment rules
After 5th Anniversary: 27th Dec 2018
• Mandatory for all training / educational programs/courses to be NSQF compliant
• All training & educational institutions shall define eligibility criteria for admission to various
courses in terms of NSQF levels
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16. Questions
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17. Thank You