Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Implementation of National Credit Framework (NCrF) in Vocational Education, Training and Skilling (VETS)

Abstract

The NEP 2020 with its motto of equitable and inclusive education lays emphasis on the integration of general (academic) education, and vocational education ecosystem with a view to reform academic main stream as well as TVET and to provide opportunities for life-long learning. The NCrF aims to integrate and creditize all kinds of leaning acquired through different modes. Further, it encompasses school education, higher education and VETS to ensure flexibility, inclusivity, and mobility. The NCrF is a meta framework that encompasses and integrates learning based on the different qualification frameworks, namely, NHEQF, NSQF and NCF as highlighted in this article. The NCrF notified by UGC shall act as the broad enabling and guiding frameworks which shall be supplemented by these SOPs and guidelines for operationlization of NCrF in Vocational Education, Training and Skilling (VETS) for organizations and institutions. The modus operandi for implementation and integration of Skill-based courses / qualifications in Education to address the vision of NEP and NCrF of holistic and multi-disciplinarity education . along with it, the present article will also highlight the SOP for Implementation and Integration of Skill-based Courses / Qualifications in Education, by and large, as well as the Implementation and Integration of same type courses in Higher Education and School Education.