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Overview of The Nigerian Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)
Overview of The Nigerian Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)
Framework (NSQF)
BY
OLUBODE DANIEL MAJIYAGBE
DD (NSQD)
NBTE, KADUNA
PRESENTATION TOPICS
Introduction
Brief on NBTE
Challenges of the TVE System
Introduction to the NSQF
National Occupational Standards, NOS
Prospects of the NSQF & progress on Implementation
NSQs, available NSQs, actors delivering, how to acquire
Current Strategies
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION (NSQF)
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Brief on NBTE
Vision
Mission
To promote the production of skilled technical and
professional manpower for the development and
sustenance of the National Economy
Our Functions
SSCs
Training
Centres
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Assessment Centres Training Providers
Awarding Bodies are basically the top-level training certification organisations (the
ones whose names and logos are on the certificates). They don't deliver the training
Design, assessment and quality assurance systems, and gain sector bodies
endorsement prior to submission to NBTE for accreditation of the qualification.
Accredit the certification, which the training organisations and Assessment Centres
use to deliver;
Undertake external verification to ensure that candidates are being assessed fairly
and consistently across all centres.
Sector Skills Councils SSCs
Identify, define and update employment-based
standards of competence for agreed occupations.
Develop NOS
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How to Acquire a NSQ
Find an appropriate Awarding Body (AB)
Register with a training provider
Agree on the Qualification and level to be pursued
Get an approved Assessor and get inducted
Agree on Training and Assessment Schedule
Acquire Training that fits the NOS Units in the
NSQ
Alternatively go for Recognition of Prior Learning
(RPL)
Generate your evidences and build a portfolio
Submit your portfolio with the AB for Certification
Our Strategies
To fast track the institutionalisation of NSQF in
Nigeria, there is the need to:
Harmonise training standards: develop additional NOS
Conduct classification of NOS into NSQs
Train Quality Assurance Assessors and Verifiers, and External
Verifiers
Approve selected Centres to become assessment Centres
Develop the capacity of the Managers of Skills Centres
Support Sector Skills Councils to conduct skills gap analysis
Produce a functional Skills Development Policy for Nigeria
Our Strategies Cont’d
Establish a funding scheme for the programme(scheme
of paying the Trainees and Trainers)
Establishing TVET Consolidation Fund
Develop a data bank on the product of the system
Develop a system of incentives for participating
industry/colleges/skills centres
Fast track the placement of holders of NSQs in the
National scheme of service
Legislative framework (NBTE’s Act for the take off )
Awarding Bodies
Training Providers (Workplace or College/Skills centre)
Conclusion