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6.1. In view of the above, the appellant provided NCVT-approved Modular Employable Skill (MES) course under Skill Development Initiative (SDI) Scheme of Govt. of India as per Registration orders issued by Govt. of West Bengal. The appellant had no control over selection of trainees. Such Training was provided only to trainees selected by the Govt. Undertakings. The appellant did not provide training to any other trainee. The appellant neither had any control over deciding the curriculum of the vocational course/skill development course or MES courses, which were all designed by National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India. The appellant also did not collect any fees directly from any trainee but from EdCIL. The Vocational Course/Skill Development Course or MES courses were funded by the various Govt. Department (Central Govt. or State Govt.) and entire course fees were received by the appellant through EdCIL (India) Ltd. as per the revenue sharing agreement (MOU). The Regional Director, Regional Directorate of Apprenticeship Training, Eastern Region, Govt. of India, after successful completion of training and assessment, awarded Certificates to the trainees on behalf of NCVT that bore specific headlines confirming NCVT certification.

(vi) The SDI Scheme Operations Manual of 2014 explicitly establishes that all MES courses under this scheme are approved by NCVT, which issues certificates upon successful completion. The manual states that "NCVT issues certificate Appeal No.: ST/75143/2023-SM of skills acquired through informal means/competence assessed" and emphasizes that "the essence of the scheme is in the certification on vocational training from the NCVT that is nationally and internationally recognized." This conclusively establishes NCVT approval for all courses conducted by the appellant.

Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T), Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE), is the nodal body for formulating policies, laying down norms, standards, conducting trade test and certification of vocational training under the aegis of training advisory body National Council of Vocational Training (NCVT).
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4.5 Skill Development Initiative on Modular Employable Skill (MES) Skill Development Initiative on Modular Employable Skill (MES) has been developed in close consultancy with Industry, State Governments & Experts in pursuance of excellence Appeal No.: ST/75143/2023-SM in vocational training. MES is 'Minimum Skill Set which is sufficient to get an employment in the world of work. MES allows skills upgradation/formation, multi entry and exist, vertical and horizontal mobility and lifelong learning opportunities in a flexible manner and allows recognition of prior learning. The skill is to be assessed by the Assessing Body mainly from the Industry organizations. NCVT issues certificate of skills acquired through informal means/competence assessed.
iv. Flexible delivery mechanism (part time, weekends, full time, and onsite) to suit needs of various target groups.
v. Testing of skills of an individual acquired informally in competency and issue of NCVT certification on qualifying it successfully.
vi. Testing of skills of trainees by independent assessing bodies which do not involve in training delivery, to ensure an impartial assessment by the employer itself.
vii. Essence of the scheme is in the certification on vocational training from the NCVT that is nationally and internationally recognized in world of work in the Government (Center and State) as well as private sector."