Maharashtra State NSQF ProjectDecember 2014

Content

1. Current Spread of Vocational Education in Maharashtra

2. Policy changes and GR regarding Vocational Education

3. Partnership between RMSA and Lend A Hand India

4. Partnership between RMSA and NSDC

Secondary School Education

Type of school Number of schools

Number of students

Government 1451 (5%) 2.1 Lakhs

Aided / Private 18,500 (95%) 40 Lkahs

• Secretary (School Education)

• RMSA (State Project Director)

• RMSA (State Project Coordinator)

DVET : Existing Administrative Set up for Vocational Education

• Directorate of Vocational Education and Training

(DVET) established in 1984• Director, vocational Education• Director, Training

• Independent Board for Vocational Education

MSBVE (Maharashtra State Board of Vocational

Education)

• Regional and District level officers through out the

state

Current Spread of Vocational Education as part of Secondary School Education in Maharashtra

• Introduced in 1986 with Long history of Vocational Education

in secondary and higher secondary schools

• Current Strength

Level Number of Schools

Number of Students

Pre-SSC (10th Grade)

741 72,000

Higher Secondary (Vocational)

1330 1,10,000

Higher Secondary (Bi-focal)

1433 1,92,000

Weightage in school curriculum

•Offer NVEQF course as one of the elective subjects which can be opted by the students in lieu of 2nd /3rd language

Sr No Subject Marks

1 Language 1 100

2 Language 2 /(Vocational subject)

100

3 Language3 / (Vocational subject)

100

4 Mathematics 100

5 Social Sciences 100

6 General Science 100

Total 600

Government Resolution to recognize vocational education as a core subject (August 21st 2014)

Incentive for admission to ITI, Polytechnics and

HSC

• 25% reservation in ITI

• 15% reservation in Polytechnics

• 25% reservation in HSC Vocational

• 40% reservation in HSC (Bi-focal)

Government Resolution - Highlights

Task Responsibility

Oversight Department of School Education with State / District Level Steering Committee

Implementation Agency

RMSA and Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (joint partnership)

NSQF Cell Set up within Directorate of Vocational Education and Training (DVET)Appointment of VEPs

School Selection / Trade Mapping

RMSA

Curriculum - Course Material

PSSCIVE with customization and translation by the DVET and State Board

Roles and Responsibilities

Government Resolution - Highlights

Task Responsibility

Curriculum - Course Material

PSSCIVE with customization and translation by the DVET and State Board

Training of Trainers DVET with PSSCIVE

Training Delivery Authorized Vocational Training Providers (no hiring by the state)

Assessment Joint Certification by 1.Vocational Board and SSC (9th and 11th Grade)2.State Board and SSC (10th and 12th Board)

Roles and Responsibilities

NSQF Project 2014

• Received approval from Ministry of

HRD to implement the NSQF based

vocational education in 350

Secondary Schools in Maharashtra

(Feb 2014)

• Sectorso Auto

o Retail

o Healthcare

o Multi-skill Foundation*

*: approval in progress

School Mapping and Trade Selection

• 350 schools starting with Grade IX (NSQF Level I)

• Equal weightage to urban and rural schools (10 schools per

district)

Trade SelectionType of School

Number of schools

Trade 1 Trade 2

Urban Schools

168 Retail Auto

Rural Schools 182 Healthcare Multi-Skill Foundation*

*: approval in progress

State NSQF Project Partners

Organization Role

1. Dept of School Education and Sports

Primary/secondary school Education

- RMSA (Maharashtra State) Nodal Agency for NSQF Project

- Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education

State Board for Grade 10th and 12th exam

2. Department of Higher and Technical Education

Higher and Technical Education

- DVET (Directorate of Vocational Education and Training)

Vocational education in secondary/ higher secondary schools

- Maharashtra State Board of Vocational Education

Vocational Education Board

3. Lend A Hand India Project Manager / Technical Support via MoU with RMSA

Partnership with Lend A Hand India

• MoU between RMSA (Maharashtra) and Lend

A Hand India (Nov 2014)

• About Lend-A-Hand India

• NGO working in the field of Vocational Education in

secondary schools since 2004

• Currently providing multi-skill vocational education

for grade IX and X in 100 schools covering 13,000

students in five states (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa,

Karnataka, UP)

Partnership with Lend A Hand India

• Project Management support at District,

Division and State Level for Vocational

Education to begin with followed by other

RMSA funded Schemes

• NSQF based Vocational Education in 20

schools (Mumbai and Pune Municipal

Corporation)

• No-cost to the State Government

Three way Partnership between RMSA, NSDC & Lend A Hand India being finalized

• NSDC funded Vocational Education Providers

and assessment through Sector Skill Councils

• Linkage with industry

• NSQF/NOS Alignment for existing vocational

courses

• Lend A Hand India to act as a link between

RMSA and VEPs and Sector Skill Council

providing project management support

Plans for 2014-15

Starting January 2015

1.Auto training in 50 schools by using the facilities of nearby

technical high schools in the 5 KM vicinity (infrastructure,

trainers to be provided by the mapped technical high school)

2.Retail/Multi-Skill Foundation Training in 20 Municipal

urban Schools in Mumbai and Pune by Lend A Hand India

(turnkey implementation with PPP and no-cost to the state)

Plans for 2015-16

Starting June 2015

1.Roll out the program (Level 1) in 280 schools

(Auto/Retail/Healthcare/Multi-skill)

2.Continue with Level 2 in 70 Schools

3.Cover remaining 1100 schools during 2016-17 and 2017-18

Thank You

1. Dr Suvarna Kharat, State Project Coordinator

(RMSA)

2. Mr. Shrinivas Shastri, Under Secretary

(Department of School Education)

3. Dr. R.B. Balapure, Joint Director (DVET)

4. Raj Gilda, co-founder, Lend A Hand India