Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme

The Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Scheme is a Government of India initiative designed to recognize and certify skills acquired by workers through non-formal and informal channels over many years of practical work experience. Option (a) correctly describes this—construction workers and other informal sector workers acquire substantial skills through traditional hands-on experience that is not formally documented. Option (b) relates to distance education, not skill recognition. Option (c) concerns job reservation, not skill certification. Option (d) refers to formal training programs under NSDP, which is different from prior learning recognition. The RPL scheme bridges the gap between practical experience and formal certification. > RPL Scheme recognizes informal/traditional skills—especially from construction and informal sectors—as equivalent to formal qualifications.