National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) was formed by as a national effort to integrate general and vocational streams of education and training. It makes a strong focus on vocationalisation of school education.
NSQF provides the following functions in the field of skill development:
Integrating vocational education, general education, technical education, skill training and job markets.
Increasing the potential for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) of individuals who acquired skills through informal channels.
Countering the negative perception associated with vocational education and training.
The NSQF tries to promote a National Occupational Standards (NOS) which contains the performance standard, knowledge and understanding that an individual must achieve as a worker.
