NATIONAL SKILLS QUALIFICATION

FRAMEWORK
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 NSQF: Level Descriptors

• Level descriptors are statements of generic

outcomes which characterise the level.
• Level descriptors are intrinsically about
the depth and complexity of knowledge, the
range and sophistication of
application/practice, the degrees of integration,
independence and creativity and the degrees
of supervision/independence and responsibility
for others’ work

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 LEVELS RELATE TO FACTORS

• complexity and depth of knowledge and

understanding
• range and sophistication of practical and intellectual
skills
• degree of integration, independence and creativity
required
• degree of complication and predictability of the
context
• role(s) taken in relation to colleagues/fellow workers

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 NSQF LEVELS

• Each level of the NSQF is associated with a set

of descriptors made up of five outcome
statements, which describe in general terms,
the minimum knowledge, skills and attributes
that a learner needs to acquire in order to be
certified for that level.

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 NSQF: Level Descriptors

• Each level of the NSQF is described by a statement of learning

outcomes in five domains, known as level descriptors.

Process Process is a general summary of the other four

domains corresponding to the level.
Professional knowledge what that person must know at that level
Professional skills what the person should be able to do at that
level
Core skills which include soft and interpersonal skills
Responsibility the degree of supervision that needs to be
exercised over the person while doing the job
or the degree of supervision that person is
capable of exercising over others

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 Thank You

CSTARI- KOLKATA
Directorate General of Training
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India
EN-81, Sector 5, Salt Lake, Kolkata-700091