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QP-NOS – National Classification of Occupations (NCO 2004) Alignment

Observations by the Board during its Meeting on 22nd August 2013

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)

QP-NOS Alignment with NCO-2004 Board Observation:

Understanding QP-NOS and NCO

QP-NOS

• Set of NOS, aligned to a job role, called Qualification Pack, would be

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

NCO

• ILO brought out first International Standard Classification of Occupations

(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

Level 1

Title Matching

Matching of the title of QP with the NCO title

Level 2 Level 3

Matching the Job Description and Personal Attributes with NCO description

• For the existing QPs the first level alignment has been done

by NSDC

• NSDC is in the process of taking confirmation from SSC that

QP developed by them –

• Conforms to the NCO – 2004 description (Matching Criteria)
• Non-Matching Criteria

(i) Partially matches to the NCO-2004 description (ii) Only Title matches and descriptions do not match (iii) QP exists but no matching NCO – 2004 description

Joint Working Group of SSC & MoLE Description Matching

• The new QPs that will be

developed by SSC will henceforth will all be aligned to NCO-2004

• The process has been shared

with the SSCs by NSDC

• Henceforth part of

Qualification Registration Committee

Alignment of non-matching QP will be entrusted to a joint working group of MoLE and SSC representatives

Sample View of QP and NCO – First level alignment

QP NOS National Classification of Occupations

Title Matching

1

Sample View of QP and NCO – Second and Third level alignment

QP National Classification of Occupations

Job Description and Performance Criteria Matching

2 3

For Non-Matching QP-NCO cases refer to Joint Working Group of MoLE and SSC

8 45 5 4 6 5 76 26 73 5 4 35 9 4 30 7 25 5 28 6 4 6 2 34 7 22 3 4 34 9 4 8 2 19 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Total Link with NCO 367

197 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

QP QP link with NCO

Current Status on Alignment of existing QPs with NCO-2004

SSC-wise alignment

• Out of 367 existing QPs – 197 have been so far identified

to have linkage to NCO-2004

• Balance non-matching 170 QPs will be referred to Joint

Working Group of DGET, NSDC and SSCs to find resolution

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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