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Aligning Education with

National Skill Qualification Framework
Monday, 1 September 2014 : Chandigarh

Programme

National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) was launched in December 2013 to address the need to align the
supply of skills through education and training to the requirements of the employers. The framework will map all
the recognized qualifications into a unified framework that will be based on competence. Therefore, the mode of
acquiring these competencies - through vocation training or education - becomes more prominent than the
qualification by itself.

There is a huge paradigm shift from the traditional way of looking at education and vocational training and from
the lens of NSQF. A number of changes would be required to make this happen. There will have to be greater
involvement of the industry through the Sector Skill Councils which are developing competency standards. The
regulatory processes may require a change. Greater awareness is required among not only the students and
parents but also the faculty.

This Summit aims to focus on some key aspects such as - how do we create opportunities for developing career
pathways, how do we recognize prior learning and what modifications are needed to make it happen. The three
sessions will focus on the following themes:

Learning from the international experience
Possibilities of linkages between the three levels of education the school, vocational training institutes
and institutions of higher learning - in the country
How can the regulatory system be made more flexible to make multiple entry an exist points feasible

1000 1115 hrs Inaugural Session
The inaugural session will set the context for discussions that will follow in the three
sessions. Although there is familiarity about NSQF, there is less clarity on how it is
different from NVEQF and NVQF which were the guiding frameworks till very recently.
The session will focus on explaining the NSQF, what it aims to achieve and what is the
current status of implementation.

Release of the CII EY Knowledge Paper on Aligning Education with
NSQF by the Chief Guest

1115 1130 hrs Tea / Coffee Break

1130 1300 hrs Panel Discussion I: International Experience with NSQF : Creating pathways
While in India, developing a framework for lifelong learning is a recent phenomenon,
other countries have been facilitating competency based learning for several years. The
experience of implementing the framework offers useful learning for India. This session
will focus on the international experience the current status and the challenges faced by
the countries to reach this level. The session will also focus on the learning for India to
implement NSQF.


1300 1400 hrs Lunch Break

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1400 1530 hrs Panel Discussion II: TVET and Higher Education : Possibilities of linkages
In comparison to higher education, a much smaller proportion of students opt for
vocational training. There are issues related to the mindset of students and their parents,
limited flexibility for vertical and lateral shift in pursuing courses and lack of common
understanding and not to mention shortage of faculty. The speakers in this session will
explore how the state, employers and the training providers can engage to work towards
a solution to bridge the gap between demand and supply of skilled workforce.


1530 1645 hrs Panel Discussion III: Developing an Operational Framework (Regulatory,
flexibility in entry and exist points, Credits, Recognition of Prior learning)
NSQF will play a significant role in the achievement of the the national strategic skill
objectives. In order to achieve this, the key area that will need to be addressed would be
mobility lateral and vertical. For this a number of areas will need to be thought through
Regulatory aspects, flexibility in entry and exist points, Credits, Recognition of Prior
learning and certification. This session will examine some of these aspects.


1645 1700 hrs Conference Sum-up by EY

1700 hrs Close



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