Vocational

West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training is a statutory body for administration and examining Vocational courses in West Bengal.

Vocational Subject in Class XI for the Session 2023-2025

The vocation subjects being offered by the Council at present are Health Care, Automobile, Organised Retailing, Security, IT & ITES, Electronics, Tourism & Hospitality, Plumbing, Construction, Apparel, Beauty & Wellness, Agriculture and Power.

West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development Act, 2013

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.

Invitation of Proposal from Vocational Training Providers

WBMDFC in collaboration with KOLKATA POLICE is going to launch Vocational Training Programme at the KIRAN centres located at different Police Stations in Kolkata for candidates belonging to Minority Communities in order to improve their employability or self-employment.

Optional Elective Subjects under NVEQF

4 (four) more optional elective subjects under NVEQF programme with existing 33 (thirty three) recommended for inclusion from class-IX in 2013 academic session.