Before you Begin

1. Please note that the Accreditation & Affiliation awarded to a Training Centre
does not make it auto eligible for PMKVY targets.
2. The information you feed in the TP Registration Form should be complete and
correct in all respect. Post the submission of the Form, it will be reviewed by
SMART Team. You will be given time to complete the deficiencies in the Form,
if any. Please note that the payment made by you will NOT be Refunded.
3. Please ensure that you have uninterrupted Internet connection while you are
filling this online application.
4. You will need to upload certain documents as proof of the data provided.
Please ensure that the soft copies of the following documents are readily
available with you:
o Certificate of Incorporation/ Registration of your organization
o Proof of the annual turnover of your organization of FY 2013 14,
2014 15, 2015 16 Charted Accountant Certificate for FY 2013 14,
2014 15, 2015 - 16
o Permanent Account Number (PAN) of your organization
o Tax Deduction Account Number (TAN) of your organization
o Tax Payer Identification Number (TIN) of your Organization
o Address proof of your Head/Registered office (Incorporation
Certificate/Telephone Bill/Electricity Bill/Service Tax Registration)
5. You will need to make the online payment of INR 10,000 for the successful
submission of the Training Provider Registration Form. Please ensure you
have details of the Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking ready with you.

Online registration form:

http://smartnsdc.org/TP_Registration.aspx#step1
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About Centre Accreditation

Centre Accreditation is a quality assurance process for evaluation of the required parameters of
the Training Centres. It is of key importance to ensure that the trainees are provided quality
training, thereby creating the requirement to have a well-defined validation process of the
Training Centres, creating the need of accreditation of Centres. Accreditation focuses on learning
and self-development, and encourages the Training Centres to pursue continual excellence.
The Centre Accreditation process helps in effective management and delivery of the
competency-based training, aimed at overall development of the trainees. Accreditation ensures
that a Training Centre has met the prescribed qualitative standards, pre-set by the respective
Sector Skill Councils (SSCs). With this aim, it is imperative that the trainees have confidence in
the quality of the training provided by the Training Centres.
Though Centre Accreditation is a voluntary process, it is mandatory for a Training Centre that
wishes to impart training aligned to National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) to go through
the accreditation process. In order to participate and implement any Skill Development Scheme
funded by the Government of India, alignment to NSQF is mandatory.

Why get accredited?

An Accredited Centre provides assurance to a number of vital stakeholders, such as the

trainees, the employers, and the public in general, that the Training Centre has met the
established standards necessary to impart training for the specific job roles.

Centre Accreditation also results in awarding an Accreditation Grade to the Training

Centre.

Only an Accredited Training Centre becomes eligible for affiliation by the SSC with
respect to specific job roles. Accreditation and Affiliation are mandatory steps to be
followed in order to execute any Training Program aligned to NSQF.

Process of Center Accreditation

The process of Centre Accreditation involves a combined mechanism of self-evaluation by the
Training Centres and an external evaluation by a Third Party Inspection Agency to determine if
the prescribed qualitative standards are met by the Centre. The Inspection Agency conducts a
physical check on the Centre. The inspection agency/agencies are empaneled by NSDC, and the
Inspection Agency may establish any additional operating procedures it deems appropriate,
subject to approval of NSDC.
SMART provides access to the Training Providers to apply for the accreditation of its Training
Centres. Please refer to the Tutorial to know the process in detail

Accreditation Standards
The Accreditation Standards inspected are related to the operations and services offered by the
Training Centres to its trainees. These standards are a set of practices and concepts, as laid
down by the SSCs pertaining to each job role, that provide guidance to the Training Centres on
all relevant aspects of skilling.

The Accreditation Standards applicable to a Training Centre is a combination of certain

parameters categorized as Part-A and Part-B standards. The standards of the Part-A category
are the mandatory indicators to be adhered to. It is necessary that a Training Centre complies
with all the Accreditation Standards of Part-A category to become an accredited Training Centre.
The standards of the Part-B category are the other indicators, on which the Centre shall be
scored on the predefined points. It is mandatory that the Training Centre achieves a minimum of
40% score with respect to the Accreditation Standards Grading Metrics . A Training Centre
that meets the Accreditation Standards becomes an Accredited Centre. Please refer to
Knowledge Centre to download the Guidelines of Accreditation, Affiliation and Continuous
Monitoring of the Training Centres for Skill Ecosystem to know more details.

How to apply for Accreditation

The Training Provider desirous of seeking accreditation for its Training Centres has to register
online on SMART. The Training Provider has to register through Training Provider Registration
Form . Post successful registration, the Training Provider has to submit Centre Accreditation
Application Form (CAAF). Please refer to the Tutorial to know the process in detail.

Accreditation Fee
Please refer to Knowledge Centre to download the Guidelines of Accreditation, Affiliation and
Continuous Monitoring of the Training Centres for Skill Ecosystem to know details on the
fee ."

De-accreditation of a Training Centre

The Accreditation Committee may suspend or cancel the accreditation of a Training Centre
because of any of the following reasons, but not be limited to :

Severe non-compliance or violation of the scheme specific guidelines

Improper/misleading use of accreditation status

Improper/misleading use of the application for accreditation prior to receiving the

accreditation status

Providing wrong/forged data in the application for accreditation, or at any point of time in
any form during the scheme implementation

Imparting training in the job role for which it is not accredited

Non-payment of fees, as and when required

Refusal to conduct continuous monitoring through self-audits

Non-compliance to the Grading Standards during the Scheme implementation

Any other condition deemed appropriate by the Accreditation Committee

Sector Skill Councils and their role in Accreditation of the

Training Centre
Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) are set up as autonomous industry-led bodies by NSDC. They
create Occupational Standards and Qualification bodies, develop competency framework and
assess and certify trainees on the curriculum aligned to National Occupational Standards
developed by them.
For the Accreditation process of the Training Centres, SSCs have specified certain qualitative
standards for each job role. The Training Centres are assessed on the basis of these parameters
to ensure delivery of the competency-based training aimed at overall development of the
trainees. Accreditation ensures that the Training Centre has met the prescribed qualitative
standards, pre-set by the respective SSCs.
During the process of Centre Accreditation, the Centre inspection report submitted by the
Inspection Agency along with the recommended accreditation status and grade of the Training
Centre shall be sent to the concerned SSC for its observation. The said report will also be
considered for grant of affiliation for the accredited job roles by the respective SSCs.