State Act

Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training Act, 2021

2. Definitions.— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “affiliated institution” means an institution, which has been granted affiliation by the Board ; (b) “apprenticeship” means a course of training in any industry or establishment undergone in pursuance of a contract of apprenticeship ; (c) “Board” means the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training established under section 3 ; (d) “bye-laws” means bye-laws of the Board made under this Act ; (e) “Central Government” means the Government of India ; (f) “Committees” means the Committees of the Board as constituted under section 20 ; (g) “credit framework” means the framework developed by the Board, built on measure units of education, skills and learning credits for student to achieve the competency for performing a job role successfully or efficiently or for vertical and horizontal mobility ; (h) “Director” means the Director of the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training appointed under sub-section (1) of section 7 ; (i) “existing Board” means the Maharashtra State Board of Skill Development constituted by the Government ; (j) “Government” means the Government of Maharashtra ; (k) “Governing Council” means the Governing Council of the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training established under section 9 ; (l) “head of the institute” or “principal” means the head of the institute affiliated and recognized by the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training by whatever name designated ; (m) “institution” means an institution affiliated and recognized by the Board for imparting certificate or diploma level vocational education and training, skill development and entrepreneurship education courses ; (n) “Maharashtra State Council of Vocational Training” means the Maharashtra State Council of Vocational Training constituted by the Government ; (o) “National Council for Vocational Education and Training” means the National Council for Vocational Education and Training established by the Central Government ; (p) “National Occupational Standard” means the National Occupational Standards formulated by the Sector Skill Councils or the National Skill Qualification Committee, as the case may be ; (q) “National Skill Development Agency” means the National Skill Development Agency, an autonomous body, registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) ; (r) “National Skill Development Corporation” means the National Skill Development Corporation, a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) ; (s) “National Skill Qualification Committee” means the National Skill Qualification Committee, setup by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India ; (t) “National Skill Qualification Framework” means the National Skill Qualification Framework, notified by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India ; (u) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; (v) “regulations” means the regulations made by the Board under this Act.