Department of Technical Education, Training and Skill Development is the nodal department for all the skill development interventions of the Government of West Bengal.
Revision of pay-scales for Principals and Lecturers of Government and Government Sponsored Polytechnics in West Bengal w.e.f. 01.01.2016.
An Act to provide for the establishment of single State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development by amalgamating two Councils, namely, the West Bengal State Council of Technical Education and the West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training in order to establish an integrated, appropriate and unified framework to enable appropriate competencies in the skilling of manpower of the State in terms of different trades or skills, and to take steps to strengthen skill development initiatives in a co-ordinated manner and to provide for the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
An Act to provide for the establishment of an autonomous State Council of Vocational Education and Training in West Bengal.
The scheme would encompass all the skill development activities under the ambit of the Technical Education, Training and Skill Development Department.
Utkarsh Bangla Scheme would be categorized into three modes of training where the Project Mode and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) modes would be added to the existing Non-Project Mode.
A flagship Scheme for the entire non-institutional, non-project mode, short term Skill Development interventions to provide wage/ self-employment linked skills training to the residents of the State of West Bengal.