Section 4 in West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development Act, 2013
4. Aims of the Council.
- The aims of the Council are-(1)to identify and confirm gap in skilled manpower in different sectors, identified by the Central Government and State Government or by any agency of the State Government or through collaborations with Sector Skill Councils (as may be constituted by the State Government from time to time), or the Chambers of Commerce, or the skilled manpower requirements of the various sectors from time to time, to enable suitable interventions for skill development;(2)to collaborate with various agencies including Sector Skill Councils, the Chambers of Commerce, the Industries Associations for determination of Occupational Standards (OS) and competency standards in each sector to enable adoption of job description, specific Qualification Packs and derive competency based training course for various job roles leading to assessment and certification based on a national level framework, or as finalized by the State Government thereby facilitating employment or self employment;(3)to establish necessary protocol for design and development of uniform course curricula or syllabi and durations thereof, evaluation procedures and standards and certification while recommending training infrastructure or facilities and qualification of trainers etc. needed to conduct such formal or non-formal vocational courses that may be run by the State Government or its agencies;(4)to give emphasis on national or international practices including nomenclature of the courses in line with nationally recognized courses for facilitating recognition from stake holders.
