Skill Development Education Council

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, the Skill Development Education Council shall have the following powers and functions, namely:— (a) to organize and promote skill-related study and training programmes; (b) to approve the courses of the academic programmes prepared by the planning Board; (c) to give recognition to industries, firms, institutions, different registered workshops, laboratories, training institutes as the training platform for students of the University; (d) to workout the modalities to standardise vocational and skill development courses offered by various organisations; (e) to recommend for withholding of recognition of the defaulting bodies specified in clause (c); and (f) to exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed by the Statutes. (2) The constitution and the other powers, duties and functions of the Skill Development Education Council shall be such as may be prescribed by the Statutes.