(1) The State Government shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, establish a Council to be called the West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development.
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Aims of the Council.
Composition of the Council.
5. The Council shall consist of the following members:—
(a) a person of eminence with experience in the field of Technical and Vocational Education or Skill Development or Finance or Law or Industry or in the fields associated with any of the afore- mentioned fields, to be nominated by the Chief Minister;
(b) Secretary, Department of Technical Education and Training, Government of West Bengal;
(Chapter IL—Council. Sections 4, 5.)
(2) The Council shall be a body corporate, having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property, both movable and immovable, to enter into contracts and to do all other things necessary for the purposes of this Act, and shall by its name sue and be sued.
(3) The head office of the Council shall be located at Kolkata at a place to be notified by the State Government and the Council may, with the prior approval of the State Government, establish offices at any other places in West Bengal.
(4) After the commencement of this Act, the Council shall be solely authorized and responsible for those aspects of technical and vocational education and skill development at all levels in West Bengal.
4. The aims of the Council are—
(1) to identify and confirm gap in skilled manpower in different sectors, identified by the Central Government and State Government or by any agency of the State Government or through collaborations with Sector Skill Councils (as may be constituted by the State Government from time to time), or the Chambers of Commerce, or the skilled manpower requirements of the various sectors from time to time, to enable suitable interventions for skill development;
(2) to collaborate with various agencies including Sector Skill Councils, the Chambers of Commerce, the Industries Associations for determination of Occupational Standards (OS) and competency standards in each sector to enable adoption of job description, specific Qualification Packs and derive competency based training course for various job roles leading to assessment and certification based on a national level framework, or as finalized by the State Government thereby facilitating employment or self employment;
(3) to establish necessary protocol for design and development of uniform course curricula or syllabi and durations thereof, evaluation procedures and standards and certification while recommending training infrastructure or facilities and qualification of trainers etc.
needed to conduct such formal or non-formal vocational courses that may be run by the State Government or its agencies;
(4) to give emphasis on national or international practices including nomenclature of the courses in line with nationally recognized courses for facilitating recognition from stake holders.
Chairperson;
ex officio Vice- Chairperson;
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(Chapter IL- Councit—Sections 6, 7.)
(c) Not more than ten (10) officials with experience and/or expertise in the field of Technical and Vocational Education. Skill Development, Industrial Training, Micro Small Medium Enterprises, Commerce and Indusrty, Labour, Finance, Law, Social Sector, Education, Technical Teachers' Training or similar field, to be notified by the State Government; ex officio members;
(d) Not more than ten (10) members with experience in the field of, or association with the Development of small Business, Banking, Sector Skills Council, Skill Development, Chambers of Commerce or Industrial Associations etc. to be notified by the State Government;
(e) Other members—
(i) Two members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly to be nominated by the Speaker, West Bengal Legislative Assembly;
(ii) one representative from a professional institute or the Pandit Sundar Lal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education, Bhopal;
(iii) one representative nominated by Director General of Employments and Training, Government of India;
(f) Chief Administrative Officer (CAO);
. . Members;
Members;
Member- Secretary.
Appointments to Council.
Terms of members and removal.