Lok Sabha Question No. 53 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Skill Training for Employment Abroad
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *53 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## SKILL TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT ABROAD

## *53. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any plan to provide skill training and country's surplus manpower and send them abroad for employment ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of training centres set up for the purpose, State-wise;
- (c) whether there is likelihood of more opportunities for white collar jobs rather than physical work for India works going abroad; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  funds  earmarked/sanctioned  for  imparting skills to workers going abroad?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 53 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016  ASKED BY SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL And  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA REGARDING EXPORT OF SURPLUS MANPOWER

According to 12 th Five Year Plan document, 63 per cent of India's population would be in the working age group of 15-59 by 2022. To harness this demographic advantage and to improve the employability of the labour force the Government of India  had  launched  the  National  Skill  Development  Mission  in  2015.  The  Mission seeks  to  converge,  coordinate,  implement  and  monitor  skilling  activities  on  a  panIndia basis. Further, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has  been  engaging  in  international  collaborations  with  a  number  of  countries, focused on two parallel strands of activity.  Firstly,  MSDE  has  been  engaging  with countries such as Germany,  United Kingdom  (UK), China and Australia to understand international best practices in skill training and apply these to the Indian context, to ensure that Indian youth are trained according to global standards. The skilling standards have already been aligned with UK and Australia across 110 job roles.  Secondly,  MSDE  is  also  collaborating  with  countries  such  as  United  Arab Emirates (UAE), to mutually recognize qualifications and certifications to ensure that those  trained  in  India  can  be  employed  in  UAE  and  other  GCC  countries.  In  the meanwhile,  the  Government  has  also  launched  'Transnational  Skill  Standards'  in India in April, 2016 for aligning Indian Skill Standards with international standards to support international mobility of Indian workforce. These standards in skill development  are  bench  marked  to  United  Kingdom  across  82  job  roles.  Indians intending  to  work  abroad  will  undergo  Bridge  training  to  cover  gaps  in  Indian Standards  against  the  UK  standards.  The  Further  Education  Colleges  (FE)  of  the United  Kingdom  will  partner  with  Indian  Training  Providers  to  impart  training  on bridge  courses.  Further  the  UK  Awarding  organizations  in  association  with  Indian Sector Skill Councils (SSCs) will certify the trainees on the gap.  UK skill standards have global acceptance and mapping of Indian Skill Standards with UK Standards will facilitate international mobility of Indian workforce.

Further,  the  National  Skill  Development  Corporation,  (NSDC),  which  is  a Public  Private  Partnership  Initiative  under  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship  has  provided  placements  through  its  training  programme  in  the following foreign countries during 2015-16:-

| Location                |   Placement |
|-------------------------|-------------|
| ABU DHABI               |          13 |
| BAHRAIN                 |           1 |
| Dubai                   |         371 |
| Jeddah                  |           1 |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |         174 |
| KUWAIT                  |          75 |
| Nepal                   |           2 |
| OMAN                    |          28 |
| Qatar                   |         171 |
| SAUDI                   |           2 |
| United Arab Emirates    |         660 |

The  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  has  also signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY) which would provide requisite skill training  and  certification  to  youth  looking  for  overseas  job  opportunities  across various sectors as per global standards. MEA  would  provide  Pre-Departure Orientation  Training  (PDOT)  relating  to  knowledge  of  the  local  culture,  language, work ethics and other soft skills relevant to the country in which they obtain a job.  In the  long  run,  due  to  ageing  population  across  many  countries  of  the  world,  India would  be  in  a  position  to  provide  required  skilled  work  force.  The  MSDE  through NSDC Training Partners have already opened fifteen India International Skill Centres in this regard on 15 th July 2016 - six in Uttar Pradesh, two in Kerala and one each in Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan,  West  Bengal  and Chandigarh respectively.

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