OREANDA-NEWS. May 27, 2015. The NSQF is a competency-based framework that organizes all qualifications according to a series of levels of knowledge, skills and aptitude. NSQF in India was notified on 27th December 2013. National Occupational Standards (NOS) describe best practices by bringing together performance criteria, knowledge and skills pertaining to a job role. A set of NOSs related to a specific job role is called Qualification Pack (QP).

Progress and Outcome: The process of alignment of NVEQF (National Vocational Educational Qualification Framework) and (NCVT) to the NSQF has been initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Ministry of Labour and Employment. The actual roll-out of NSQF was initiated and three qualifications of National Council for Vocational Training, four of the plumbing sector, and six of the Capital Good Sector were approved by National Skills Qualifications Committee for inclusion in the Qualifications Register. As on date across 28 Sectors, standards for 1319 Job Roles pegged at NSQF levels 1 to 8 have been defined by the Sector Skill Councils. As on date, 14 SSCs have covered development of 80% of entry level workforce QPs.