Date: 2026-01-12Category: Press ReleaseState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
India’s skilling ecosystem is undergoing a paradigm shift—from fragmented systems to a unified, outcome-oriented framework aligned with education, industry, and future technologies: Shri Jayant Chaudhary
**Executive Summary**
Shri Jayant Chaudhary chaired the 1st General Body Meeting of the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) in New Delhi. The meeting reviewed transformational reforms to integrate skilling with general education and discussed strategic national initiatives. A key highlight was the review of the Revised Guidelines for Recognition and Regulation of Awarding Bodies and Assessment Agencies (2025).
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **NCVET's Role and Progress:**
* NCVET is undergoing a paradigm shift to unify and align skilling with education, industry, and future technologies.
* It has subsumed the functions of NSDA and NCVT, regulating 161 Awarding Bodies and 68 Assessment Agencies.
* NCVET was operationalized on 1 August 2020.
* **Revised Guidelines (2025):**
* The Revised Guidelines for Recognition and Regulation of Awarding Bodies and Assessment Agencies (2025) were reviewed.
* They are aligned with NEP 2020, the National Credit Framework (NCrF), and the revised NSQF 2023.
* Focus on learning outcomes, technology-enabled assessments, and evidence-based monitoring.
* **KaushalVerse Digital Enterprise Portal:**
* KaushalVerse, NCVET's unified Digital Enterprise Portal, automates regulatory functions including recognition, qualification management, monitoring, and grievance redressal.
* **Strategic National Initiatives:**
* **SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness):** Democratizing AI learning.
* **Project Punah Sthapan:** Facilitating the transition of Defence personnel to the civil workforce.
* **Semiconductor Workforce Strategy (2025):** Roadmap identifying skilling requirements across the semiconductor value chain.
* **Inclusive Growth and Forward-Looking Frameworks:**
* Recognition of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) as a separate sector in the National Qualification Register (NQR).
* Integrating sports and language as skills within the national skilling architecture.
* Developing a national strategy for geriatric care.
* **NCVET Research Division:**
* Approved the establishment of a dedicated Research Division within NCVET.
* The division will act as a think tank for research on labour market trends, qualification relevance, system performance, and policy innovation.
**Impact Analysis**
**Awarding Bodies and Assessment Agencies:**
* **Impact:** Need to adapt to the Revised Guidelines (2025) which requires alignment with NEP 2020, NCrF, and NSQF 2023.
* **Action Required:** Implement changes to focus on learning outcomes, technology-enabled assessments, and evidence-based monitoring.
**Learners/Students:**
* **Impact:** Improved horizontal and vertical mobility across the education ecosystem. Greater focus on skilling that is integrated with mainstream schooling and higher education.
* **Action Required:** Take advantage of the integrated skilling opportunities.
**Persons with Disabilities (PwD):**
* **Impact:** Recognition as a separate sector in the National Qualification Register (NQR) with increased access to relevant qualifications.
* **Action Required:** Explore available 221 PwD-specific qualifications.
**Defense Personnel:**
* **Impact:** Facilitated transition to the civil workforce via Project Punah Sthapan.
* **Action Required:** Participate in the program facilitated by 20 Tri-Services institutions.
**India's Skilling Ecosystem:**
* **Impact:** Shift from fragmented systems to a unified, outcome-oriented framework. Enhanced transparency, efficiency, and ease of compliance.
* **Action Required:** Adapt to the new paradigm shift towards a unified, outcome-oriented framework.
Key Entities Referenced
National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET): Apex national regulator for skilling, tasked with consolidating and streamlining the vocational training landscape.
National Credit Framework (NCrF): A framework for integrating skilling with mainstream schooling and higher education.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship: The central ministry responsible for the development and promotion of skills in India.
National Skill Development Agency (NSDA): An agency that was subsumed by NCVET.
KaushalVerse: NCVET's unified Digital Enterprise Portal to automate regulatory functions for the skilling ecosystem.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
India’s skilling ecosystem is undergoing a
paradigm shift—from fragmented systems to a
unified, outcome-oriented framework aligned
with education, industry, and future technologies:
Shri Jayant Chaudhary
Shri Jayant Chaudhary Chairs 1st General Body Meeting of
NCVET; Reviews Transformational Reforms to Integrate
Skilling with General Education
प्रव तथ: 12 JAN 2026 7:40PM by PIB Delhi
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State
for Education Shri Jayant Chaudhary chaired the First General Body Meeting of the National Council for
Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) today at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi. During the meeting
Shri Jayant Chaudhary said “India’s skilling ecosystem is undergoing a paradigm shift—from fragmented
systems to a unified, outcome-oriented framework aligned with education, industry, and future
technologies. NCVET is playing a significant role in making this transformation credible, transparent, and
learner-centric,”.
Addressing the meeting, Shri Jayant Chaudhary emphasized that the integration of skilling with
mainstream schooling and higher education, enabled through the National Credit Framework and other
initiatives of NCVET are making skilling aspirational and ensuring seamless horizontal and vertical
mobility for learners across the education ecosystem.
The General Body was apprised of the institutional progress made by NCVET since its operationalisation
on 1 August 2020. As the apex national regulator for Skilling, NCVET has successfully subsumed the
functions of the erstwhile National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) and National Council for
Vocational Training (NCVT), thereby consolidating India’s previously fragmented skilling regulatory
architecture. At present, NCVET regulates 161 Awarding Bodies and 68 Assessment Agencies across the
country.
A key highlight of the meeting was the review of the Revised Guidelines for Recognition and Regulation
of Awarding Bodies and Assessment Agencies (2025). The guidelines are aligned with NEP 2020, the
National Credit Framework (NCrF), and the revised NSQF 2023, with a strong focus on learning
outcomes, technology-enabled assessments, and evidence-based monitoring.
The Minister lauded the launch of KaushalVerse, NCVET’s unified Digital Enterprise Portal, which
automates core regulatory functions including recognition, qualification management, monitoring, and
grievance redressal. KaushalVerse is envisioned as the digital backbone of India’s skilling regulatory
ecosystem, enhancing transparency, efficiency, and ease of compliance.The General Body deliberated on several strategic national initiatives, including:
- SOAR (Skilling for AI Readiness): A flagship initiative aimed at democratizing AI learning, which has
already recorded over 1.74 lakh enrolments.
- Project Punah Sthapan: An innovative programme facilitating the transition of Defence personnel to the
civil workforce, with 20 Tri-Services institutions recognised as Dual Awarding Bodies.
- Semiconductor Workforce Strategy (2025): A comprehensive roadmap identifying skilling requirements
across the semiconductor value chain, supporting India’s ambition to emerge as a global electronics
manufacturing hub.
Reaffirming the Government’s commitment to inclusive growth, the General Body ratified the recognition
of Persons with Disabilities (PwD) as a separate sector in the National Qualification Register (NQR). To
date, over 221 PwD-specific qualifications have been approved.
The meeting also discussed forward-looking frameworks aimed at expanding the scope of skilling,
including:
- Sports as a Skill: Integrating the sports ecosystem within the national skilling architecture.
- Language as a Skill: Establishing equivalency pathways for languages such as English, Japanese, and
German to enhance international workforce mobility.
- Geriatric Care: Developing a national strategy to build a skilled workforce for India’s rapidly growing
elderly population.
In a significant move, the General Body approved the proposal to establish a dedicated Research Division
within NCVET. The division will function as a think tank to undertake research on labour market trends,
qualification relevance, system performance, and policy innovation.
The high-level meeting was attended by Smt. Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, MSDE and Chairperson,
NCVET, and Prof. (Dr.) Ashok Kumar Gaba, Executive Member, NCVET, Dr. Suhas Deshmukh, Member
Secretary and Director, NCVET and Shri Anil Kumar T.K., Additional Secretary, Ministry of Rural
Development. Senior State Government representation included Ms. Manisha Verma, Additional Chief
Secretary, Skill, Employment, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department, Government of Maharashtra;
Ms. Tashi Cho Cho, Secretary, Skill Development, Government of Sikkim and Mr. Pulkit Khare, Mission
Director, Uttar Pradesh Skill Development Mission.***
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