School of Vocational Education

About The Department

Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. Presently, the country faces a demand – supply mismatch, as the economy needs more ‘skilled’ workforce than that is available. In the higher education sphere, knowledge and skills are required for diverse forms of employment in the sectors of education, health care, manufacturing and other services.

Government of India, taking note of the requirement for skill development among students, launched National Vocational Education Qualification Framework (NVEQF) which was later on assimilated into National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF). Various Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) are developing Qualification Packs (QPs), National Occupational Standards (NOSs) and assessment mechanisms in their respective domains, in alignment with the needs of the industry.

UGC – B.VOC. / M.VOC SCHEME
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has launched a scheme on skills development based higher education as part of college / University education, leading to Bachelor of Vocation/Master of Vocation (B.VOC /M.VOC) degree with multiple exits such as diploma / advanced diploma under the NSQF. The B.VOC /M.VOC programme is focused on universities and colleges providing graduate studies which would also incorporate specific job roles and their National Occupational Standard along with broad based general education. This would enable the students completing B.VOC /M.VOC to make a meaningful participation in accelerating India’s economy by gaining appropriate employment becoming entrepreneurs and creating appropriate knowledge.

1. To provide judicious mix of skills relating to the profession and appropriate content of general education.
2. To ensure that the students have adequate knowledge and skills so that they are work – ready at each exit point of the program.
3. To provide flexibility to the students by means of pre- defined entry and multiple exit points.
4. To integrate NSQF within the undergraduate level of higher education in order to enhance employability of the graduates apart from meeting the needs of local and national industrial are also expected to be equipped to become part of the global workforce.

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TYPE OF COURSES AWARDS

Skill-based programmes can be offered at the level of certificate, diploma, advanced diploma, B.Voc, P.G. diploma, M.Voc