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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- ( a ) "affiliated institution" means an institution, which has been granted affiliation by the Board ; (b) "apprenticeship" means a course of training in any industry or establishment undergone in pursuance of a contract of apprenticeship ; ( c ) "Board" means the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training established under section 3 ; ( d ) "bye-laws" means bye-laws of the Board made under this Act ; ( e ) "Central Government" means the Government of India ; ( f ) "Committees" means the Committees of the Board as constituted under section 20 ; ( g ) "credit framework" means the framework developed by the Board, built on measure units of education, skills and learning credits for student to achieve the competency for performing a job role successfully or efficiently or for vertical and horizontal mobility ; ( h ) "Director" means the Director of the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training appointed under sub-section ( 1 ) of section 7 ; (i) "existing Board" means the Maharashtra State Board of Skill Development constituted by the Government ; ( j ) "Government" means the Government of Maharashtra ; ( k ) "Governing Council" means the Governing Council of the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training established under section 9 ; ( l ) "head of the institute" or "principal" means the head of the institute affiliated and recognized by the Maharashtra State Board of Skill, Vocational Education and Training by whatever name designated ; ( m ) "institution" means an institution affiliated and recognized by the Board for imparting certificate or diploma level vocational education and training, skill development and entrepreneurship education courses ; ( n ) "Maharashtra State Council of Vocational Training" means the Maharashtra State Council of Vocational Training constituted by the Government ; ( o ) "National Council for Vocational Education and Training" means the National Council for Vocational Education and Training established by the Central Government ; ( p ) "National Occupational Standard" means the National Occupational Standards formulated by the Sector Skill Councils or the National Skill Qualification Committee, as the case may be ; ( q ) "National Skill Development Agency" means the National Skill Development Agency, an autonomous body, registered as a society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) ; ( r ) "National Skill Development Corporation" means the National Skill Development Corporation, a company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) ; ( s ) "National Skill Qualification Committee" means the National Skill Qualification Committee, setup by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India ; ( t ) "National Skill Qualification Framework" means the National Skill Qualification Framework, notified by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs), Government of India ; ( u ) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act ; ( v ) "regulations" means the regulations made by the Board under this Act.