‘Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme’ is sometimes mentioned in the news with reference to
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Answer: A. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) assesses and certifies skills that people picked up informally, on the job or through family trades. In 2017 it was promoted heavily for construction workers, with the Labour Ministry and building workers' welfare boards running RPL certification for masons, bar benders and similar workers. So it is about certifying skills from traditional channels.
Watch for: Watch for option D; RPL is for skills learnt outside a formal course, not for trainees inside one.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because RPL is skill certification, not university enrolment.
- C. Wrong because RPL does not reserve jobs for anyone.
- D. Wrong because RPL certifies skills learnt outside formal training, not those of course trainees.
Source to check: Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, PMKVY guidelines (RPL component), msde.gov.in and pmkvyofficial.org; PIB releases on RPL for construction workers, 2016-17
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