India to arrange skilled workers for 30 nations

New Delhi, June 30 (KNN) The central government is planning to supply skilled workers to 30 nations to boost skilled workforce across the globe, reported ET.

The main aim is to focus on specific skills required by different sectors and industries as India forays into a long-term journey of developing and supplying a skilled workforce across the globe.

As part of the plan, the government will introduce several skill-related courses, certifications from international institutes, pre-departure orientation training, soft skills, multi-cultural training, and support for overseas mobility, the newspaper reported.

To this end, the government is setting up 30 Skill India International Centres (SIICs) across the country, the ET report said, citing senior government officials.

The government has also identified the key destinations for this talent, which include developed-world countries like the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and Finland.

There is a demand of about 3.7 million trained workers across 16 countries over the next five years as per the estimates.

To ensure a successful implementation of the program, the skills development ministry and the external affairs ministry are working together to ensure hassle-free migration and mobility agreements, along with skill development.

These agreements include the mobility of young, skilled professionals, apprenticeships, and students. Family members of these professionals are also covered under these agreements, ET reported.

According to the official website of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the Government of India has signed 11 government-to-government (G2G) MoUs with countries like Australia, Belarus, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Qatar, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom.  (KNN Bureau)