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IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

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Vocational Education · pathway 12 of 50

IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

NSQF Certificate · 3 Months – 1 Year

Run a real campaign or build real sites before you finish the course.

You like making something people can see, you write clearly or have a visual eye, and you are self-directed — much of what you end up knowing here will be self-taught after the course ends.

Screen work, mostly: maintaining sites that already exist, scheduling posts and reading campaign numbers, producing variations of a design, or entering data against targets for volume and accuracy. In a small agency you also talk to clients.

Courses run from three months to a year, and a certificate alone will not get you the work, but nobody checks the marks card of someone whose portfolio is convincing. Check the course is NSQF-aligned, and judge an institute by whether its students build things.

You might like this if you enjoy Computers & technology

Go deeper — Inside the Courses: Web Development · Digital Marketing · Graphic Design · Data Entry & Office Tools

pathway 12 · IT & Digital Skills (NSQF)

The road

  1. SSLCClass 10
  2. 3 Months – 1 YearNSQF Certificate

Where it goes after that

Work

  1. Web Developer (entry)
  2. Digital Marketing Executive
  3. Data Entry / BPO Associate
  4. Graphic Designer
  5. Years later — Team Lead
  6. Years later — Studio Owner
  7. Years later — Agency Director

Study further

  1. B.Voc in IT (3Y)
  2. Diploma in Computer Science
  3. Industry certifications
  4. Bridge to B.Voc → M.Voc
  5. Advanced certification (cloud, security)
  6. Diploma progression

Government

  1. State IT cell support staff
  2. CSC (Common Service Centre) operator
  3. E-governance data roles
  4. Railways / PSU clerical IT posts

Your own

  1. Freelance web and design services
  2. Digital marketing agency
  3. Common Service Centre franchise
Who can apply
Passed SSLC / Class 10.