About National Council for Vocational Education and Training

National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) is the resulting entity of a merger between the National Council for Vocational Training and the National Skill Development Agency. It will regulate the functioning of entities engaged in vocational education and training, both long-term and short-term, and establish minimum standards for the functioning of such entities. The primary functions of NCVET will include recognition and regulation, assessment, approval of qualifications developed by different bodies and industry governed sector skill councils, the skill development ministry said in separate note after the cabinet meeting.