It was set up in 2005. Before 2005 West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education was in the administration of vocational education in West Bengal. Vocational Stream emerged as an Autonomous body in the year 2005 and running successfully since then in West Bengal. On 5 December 2013 The Govt. of West Bengal brought a bill in Assembly.. This bill had been passed on 15 July 2015 in the Assembly and a new Council was formed in the name of “West Bengal State Council of Technical and Vocational Education and Skill Development” under West Bengal act XXVI of 2013 by merging ‘West Bengal State Council of Technical Education’ and ‘West Bengal State Council of Vocational Education and Training.’Presently this stream is equivalent to General Stream of H.S. Education.
Curriculum
The Higher Secondary Course offered by the Council consist of two parts, i.e. Class XI and Class XII, under various section like Engineering and Technology, Agriculture, Business and Commerce etc. subjects under Higher Secondary Examination level are 1. 1st Language 2. 2nd Language Language group is common to all but there are options to choose from Bengali/Hindi/Nepali/English A few major subjects are listed below under E&T discipline 3.Civil construction and Maintenance Technology 4. Computer Assembly and Maintenance 5. Automobile Mechanics 6. Consumer and Industrial Electronics Mechanics 7. IT Enable service etc. Also common subjects like Technical Drawing and Additional subjects are Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics Also certificate course for VIII pass students is also offered from this council under various affiliated Institutes. These courses are- Engineering & Technology 1. Civil Construction & Maintenance Technology 2. Automobile Mechanics 3. Air-Conditioner & Refrigerator Mechanic 4. Computer Assembly & Maintenance 5. Computer Application 6. IT Enabled Services 7. Maintenance & Repair of Electrical Domestic Appliances 8. Consumer & Industrial Electronics Mechanics Agriculture 1. Marine Fisheries 2. Ornamental Fish Culture 3. Mushroom Cultivation 4. Composting Business 1. Marketing and salesmanship 2. Modern Office Practice 3. Library and Information Service 4. Travel & Tourism Home Science 1. Tailoring 2. Commercial Art 3. Jori and Kantha Embroidery 4. Toy making 5. Interior Decoration Business and Commerce 1. Rural Marketing 2. Marketing Paramedical 1. Blood collection assistant 2. Health worker
