National Vocational Education Qualification Framework launched

Updated on: Thursday, February 09, 2012

Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal recently launched the National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF) which will be implemented in polytechnics, engineering colleges and other colleges across the country.

Announcing the launch of the framework, Sibal said that a seven-level certification programme, starting in class IX, would be started in different fields of vocational training, culminating in a degree at the end of the seventh year.

The programme, which will be launched from the academic year 2012-13, is sector-specific. The sectors include IT, media, entertainment, telecommunications, mobile communications, automobile, construction, retail, food processing, tourism, hotel, jewellery design and fashion design.

A total of 1,000 hours of training will be necessary in every level annually, with hours fixed for different topics in the course. The programme is expected to cater to at least five million students for vocational degree and diploma every year.

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