Employment to the control of the State Government concerned, retaining for themselves the functions of coordinating craftsmen training and laying down the training policy. This decision has further accentuated the need for central agency for assisting or advising the Central Government in the discharge of their responsibilities regarding craftsmen training. It has accordingly been decided in consultation with the State governments and other concerned parties, to set up a National Council for Vocational Training. Accordingly with a view to ensure and maintain uniformity in the standards of training all over the Country, the National Council for Vocational Training, an advisory body, was set up by the Government of India in the year 1956. The Council has been entrusted with the responsibilities of prescribing standards and curricula for Craftsmen Training, advising the Government of India on the overall policy and programmes, conducting All India Trade Tests and awarding National Trade Certificates. The National Council is chaired by the Minister of Labour, with members representing Central and State Government departments, employers' and workers' organisations, professional and learned bodies, All India Council for Technical Education, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, All India Women's Organisation, etc. The State Council for Vocational Training at the state level and the Trade Committees have been established to assist the National Council.”
