Law to provide legal backing for skill framework, says Rudy

At an interaction with editors, he added the Apprenticeship Act was being revamped so that private industry and public sector units help in training youth for better employment prospects in future.

Rohit Nandan, Secretary in the ministry, said the government would come up with a national skill plan in the next few months.

Under the NSQF, a major decision has been taken to align the aspirations of an 8th or a 10th pass student with technical qualifications for higher studies either in science or humanities discipline or in engineering courses by providing equivalence and bridge courses, the minister said.

The student may be asked to take a language subject or more subjects, depending on his aptitude that will help him pursue higher studies, which the NSQF will enable.“This is for a technical student who wants to have a degree,” he said.