B.Voc
B.Voc
The Govt. of India, in pursuance of the decision of Cabinet Committee on Skill Development in its meeting held on 19th December, 2013 issued a notification for National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). Under the National Skills Development Corporation, many Sector Skill Councils representing respective industries have/are being established. One of the mandates of Sector Skill Councils is to develop National Occupational Standards (NOSs) for various job roles in their respective industries. It is mandated to embed the competencies required for specific job roles in the higher education system for creating employable graduates.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) launched a scheme on skills development based higher education as part of college/university education, leading to Bachelor of Vocation (B.Voc.) Degree with multiple exits such as Diploma/Advanced Diploma under the NSQF.
The B.Voc. programme is focused on universities and colleges providing undergraduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their NOSs along with broad based general education. This would enable the graduates completing B.Voc. to make a meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment, becoming entrepreneurs and creating appropriate knowledge.
OBJECTIVES
- To ensure that the students have adequate knowledge and skills, so that they are work ready at each exit point of the programme.
- To provide a judicious mix of skills relating to a profession and appropriate content of General Education.
- To provide flexibility to the students by means of pre-defined entry and multiple exit points.
- To integrate NSQF within the undergraduate level of higher education in order to enhance employability of the graduates and meet industry requirements.
- To provide vertical mobility to students coming out of 10+2 with vocational subjects.
B.VOC COURSE PATTERN
Certificate degree is awarded 6 month
Diploma is awarded1 Year
Advanced Diploma is awarded 2 Year
B.VOC degree is awarded3 Year
Assessment of Skill Component under NSQF in Vocational Courses
