NSDC commissioned the ‘Global Skill Gap Study’ in 2019, which identifies the nations that would face workforce shortages in the foreseeable future and maps out the corresponding opportunities for the Indian workforce. As per the study, sectoral demand for Indian migrants includes:
- Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”) countries: In United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Qatar demand shall be approx. 2.63 million (in the next 5 years) across major sectors such as Construction (1.17 million), Wholesale & Retail Trade (0.42 million), Real estate and rental & business services (0.28 million), etc.
- Europe: In Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom (UK), Sweden & Switzerland demand shall be approx. 0.30 million by 2030 across major sectors such as Health & Social Care (0.11 million), Manufacturing (0.05 million), etc.
- Countries with mature migration system: In Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United States of America (USA), Japan & Malaysia demand shall be approx. 0.95 million (in the next 5 years) across major sectors such as Health Care and Social Assistance (0.22 million), construction(0.10 million), etc.
Considering the ever-increasing employers’ demands for skilled manpower from many overseas countries, NSDC through NSDC International is attempting to cater to this segment by assessing the demand for skilled manpower from various countries in different sectors and supplying skilled manpower, after providing them with appropriate skill training, through NSDC affiliated training partners, to address the specific job profiles.
NSDC International has a mandate to create enabling systems and steer national and international partnerships for overseas employment through specific programs, mapped to global job requirements and benchmarked to international standards. It necessitates the mapping of opportunities for the Indian workforce in the destination market. In order to achieve its vision, NSDC International has identified recruitment as one of the strategic areas to promote the overseas mobility of skilled candidates from India.
Under this strategic area, the focus shall be on an aggregation of overseas demand in collaboration with the identified partners operating in the destination countries. The aggregated demand will be then serviced through the supply of skilled candidates from India in close collaboration with the identified implementing partners.
Hence, there seems a need to collaborate with overseas partners in order to formalize the existing migration systems and provide credibility in the value chain for the players in India and destination countries. Accordingly, a collaboration is envisioned between NSDC International and the recruitment/placement agencies with the following objectives:
- Bridging the global demand-supply gap by the creation of a network of credible partners.
- Establishing Skill India International as a brand and positioning India as a preferred global source for the supply of skilled workforce in the destination countries.
To achieve the aforesaid objectives, NSDC International is inviting expression of interest from the entities that fulfill the eligibility criteria as mentioned in this REOI at Annexure-I (Eligibility Criteria) and empanel entities (“Empaneled Partners”) on an exclusive basis for overseas workforce mobility of the Indian workforce according to the Terms of Reference mentioned in this REOI at Annexure-II (Terms of Reference).
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