National Award for Excellence in Vocational Training & Entrepreneurship Development

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) instituted the National Award for Excellence inVocational Training & Entrepreneurship Development.

Objective

The objective of the National Award forExcellence in Vocational Training & Entrepreneurship Development is to honor excellence among Faculty, Trainers and master trainers in the long-term and short-term training spheres as well as entrepreneurship development, who have considerably excelled and achieved outstanding and meritorious performance outcomes, setting benchmarks for others to emulate. More specifically, the objective of National awards is to:

• Identify Faculty/Skill Trainers/Master Trainers/Persons engaged in Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Development, who have established proven competence in their area of specialization;
• To recognize the contribution made by Faculty/SkillTrainers/MasterTrainers/ Persons Engaged in Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Development; and
• To motivate more Faculty/SkillTrainers/MasterTrainers/Persons Engagedin Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Development to join the Skill India Mission.

Categories

1. Category I: Excellence in Polytechnic Institutions (10 Awards)
2. Category II: Best Skill Trainers –LongTerm Training (08 Awards)
   • Sub Category (i) : Best Skill Trainer in top 5 trades - 04 
   • Sub Category (ii) : Best Skill Trainer in Remaining Engineering trades 01
   • Sub Category (iii) : Best Skill Trainer in Remaining Non-Engineering trades 01
   • SubCategory (iv) : Best Skill Trainer Divyang trades 01
   • Sub Category (v) : Best Skill Trainer New Age Courses 01
3. Category III : Best Skill Trainers – Short Term Training (02 Awards)
4. Category IV : Best Master Trainers - LongTerm Training (02 Awards)
   • Sub Category (i): Best Master Trainer in Engineering trades 01
   • Sub Category (ii) : Best Master Trainer in Non-Engineering trades 01
5. Category V : Best Master Trainers - Short Term Training (02 Awards)
6. Category VI : Excellence in Entrepreneurship Development (01Award)

Award details

Each awardee shall be presented with the following.

• A medal
• A certificate
• Cash Prize of Rs 50,000/-

The selected awardees will be felicitated on 5th September (TeachersDay) to commemorate the Birth Anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India.

Eligibility Criteria

To access the eligibility criteria, click here.

How to apply

To apply for the awards, visit https://nat.aicte-india.org/

Source : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)