NCVET grants awarding body status to GD Goenka University
UPSC / SSC current affairs note
Why in news
The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has signed an agreement with GD Goenka University to recognize it as an Awarding Body (AB-Standard). This allows the university to award degrees and certify learners trained directly by it in its own or fully managed campuses.
Background
NCVET is the apex regulator for vocational education and training in India, established to standardize and quality-assure vocational qualifications. Awarding Bodies are entities authorized to develop and award qualifications under the National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF).
Key facts
NCVET signed an agreement with GD Goenka University to recognize it as an Awarding Body (AB-Standard).
The signing ceremony was chaired by Shri Niranjan Kumar Sudhanshu, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Executive Member of NCVET.
GD Goenka University can now award degrees and certify learners trained directly by it in its owned or fully managed campuses.
The university has developed its first NCVET-approved qualification pack titled 'Mental Health Well-Being Facilitator'.
The module aims to train learners to work in mental health, identify common concerns, implement evidence-based brief interventions, and connect individuals to support services.
Other attendees included VC Prof. Dinesh Shenoy, Director (Accreditation) Lt Col Vikram Singh Bhati, and Director (Monitoring) Lt Col Saurabh S. Bisht.
Prelims pointers
- NCVET: National Council for Vocational Education and Training
- Ministry: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
- Awarding Body (AB-Standard) status
- GD Goenka University
- Qualification pack: Mental Health Well-Being Facilitator
- NSQF: National Skills Qualifications Framework
Mains angles
- Role of NCVET in standardizing vocational education and training in India
- Significance of recognizing universities as Awarding Bodies for skill development
- Integration of mental health training into vocational education
- Challenges in implementing vocational education reforms