A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the National Skill Development Corporation International (NSDCI) and the Indian unit of UAE’s DP World, Hindustan Ports Private Limited to develop a Skill India International Centre at Varanasi to skill Indian youth for pursuing overseas employment opportunities in logistics, port operations and allied areas.
Skill India International Centres are aimed at providing high-quality training to Indian youth. The centres would host training facilities, providing skills as per the demand of international employers in countries like United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada, Australia and other GCC regions.
“NSDC has signed an MoU with Medhavi Skills University to promote skill-embedded degree/diploma courses among students who have completed either Class 10 or 12. The courses will enable them to earn a UGC recognized degree/diploma while pursuing practical work experience,” NSDC said in a tweet.
The Skill India International Centres would also have a wide network of partnering organisations and overseas recruiters to facilitate supply of skilled and certified workforce in other countries. These partnering organisations will work with NSDCI for aggregating demand from overseas markets.
The centres would offer services such as mobilisation, counselling, skill training, pre-departure orientation, foreign language training, placement and immigration and post-placement support.
“India is a valuable partner to United Arab Emirates and other countries across the world. The Government is working to fulfill the aspirations of India’s youth and prepare them for the future of work. The Government is creating a reliable, qualified and an able workforce that will drive economic success, not only for India but for other economies of the world too. He further highlighted that with the existing strong ties between India and the UAE, this will be yet another successful partnership that will deepen our relationship. Skill India Mission aims to bring economic prosperity and provide novel opportunities to the country’s youth,” Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said.
The MoU was exchanged between Ved Mani Tiwari, director, NSDC International and Mohammed Al Muallem, executive vice president, DP World and director, HPPL in the presence of Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Rajeev Chandrasekar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, UAE; Rajesh Aggarwal, secretary, MSDE; Sunjay Sudhir, Ambassador of India to UAE and Rizwan Soomar, CEO and managing director, DP World subcontinent.
“This association will help accelerate skills development amongst both countries youth and will be beneficial in addressing and meeting the emerging skills needed by both economies labor markets. This Memorandum of Understanding will further strengthen the relationship between UAE and India and help enhance workforce productivity,” Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi said.
As per the official statement reported by ANI, the India-UAE relations will blossom into another successful partnership that will in return deepen the relations between the two countries even more. The main goal of Skill India Mission is to bring economic prosperity and provide grand opportunities to the youth of the country.
