QP-NOS – National Classification of Occupations (NCO 2004) Alignment
Observations by the Board during its Meeting on 22 nd August 2013 QP-NOS Alignment with NCO-2004 Board Observation : It was noted that National Occupational Standards ( NOS ) being developed by Sector Skill Councils should be aligned to National Classification of Occupations , 2004 (NCO -2004)
Understanding QP-NOS and NCO • Set of NOS, aligned to a job role, called Qualification Pack, would be QP-NOS available for every job role in each industry sector • NOS specify the standard of performance an individual must achieve when carrying out a function in the workplace • Currently there are 367 QPs across 17 Sector Skill Councils • ILO brought out first International Standard Classification of Occupations NCO (ISCO) • DGE&T, MoLE prepared and brought out “National Classifications of Occupations – 1958” on the lines of ISCO • NCO is an occupational classification system, helping in promoting international comparability of statistical data relating to occupations. • NCO have been revised and recoded in 2004 • This classification gave definitions of 2484 Occupations All QPs – both available and forthcoming will be aligned by the SSC with equivalent NCO 2004
Process of Alignment by the SSC Title Matching Matching of the title of QP with the NCO title Level 1 Matching the Job Description and Personal Attributes Description with NCO description Matching Level 2 • For the existing QPs the first level alignment has been done Joint Working by NSDC Group of SSC & Level 3 • NSDC is in the process of taking confirmation from SSC that MoLE QP developed by them – o • The new QPs that will be Conforms to the NCO – 2004 description (Matching Criteria) o developed by SSC will Non-Matching Criteria henceforth will all be aligned (i) Partially matches to the NCO-2004 description to NCO-2004 (ii) Only Title matches and descriptions do not match • The process has been shared (iii) QP exists but no matching NCO – 2004 description with the SSCs by NSDC • Henceforth part of Alignment of non-matching QP will be entrusted to a Qualification Registration joint working group of MoLE and SSC representatives Committee
Sample View of QP and NCO – First level alignment QP NOS National Classification of Occupations 1 Title Matching
Sample View of QP and NCO – Second and Third level alignment QP National Classification of Occupations 2 Job Description and Performance Criteria Matching 3 For Non-Matching QP-NCO cases refer to Joint Working Group of MoLE and SSC
Current Status on Alignment of existing QPs with NCO-2004 • Out of 367 existing QPs – 197 have been so far identified 400 367 to have linkage to NCO-2004 350 • Balance non-matching 170 QPs will be referred to Joint 300 Working Group of DGET, NSDC and SSCs to find 250 resolution 200 150 197 100 50 0 QP QP link with NCO SSC-wise alignment 80 76 73 70 Total 60 Link with NCO 50 45 35 40 30 26 30 25 22 20 28 7 34 34 9 8 7 19 6 8 10 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 6 4 2 4 6 2 9 3 0
NCO Number Illustrated on a QP NCO Number is now embedded in 197 QPS and the revised QPS have been uploaded on the Website
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