Dharmendra Pradhan launches draft of National Credit Framework for public consultation

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Union Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched the draft of National Credit Framework (NCrF) for public consultation on 20 October, 2022.

Important facts

• The government has developed it to enable integration of academic and business domains to ensure flexibility and mobility between them.

• The National Credit Framework is a multi-faceted tool for the next generation under the National Policy on Education, 2020.

• It is an umbrella framework for skilling, re-skilling, up-skilling, accreditation and assessment involving people in educational and skilling institutions and the workforce.

• It will open many options for the progress of the students and will prove to be a game changer in the interrelationship of school and higher education with vocational education and experiential learning.

• It will also enable students who have dropped out of mainstream education and wish to re-enter the education ecosystem.

• This will be an important step towards achieving 100% literacy in the next 2-3 years with knowledge acquisition, practical training and positive social outcomes.

Union Minister of Education, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship - Dharmendra Pradhan

Minister of State for Education - Annpurna Devi

Minister of State for Skill Development and  Entrepreneurship - Rajeev Chandrasekhar