The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) has organized two successful Business Matchmaking Seminars in Japan to promote global talent mobility and showcase Indian candidates’ potential in the global job market. The seminars, conducted in Osaka and Tokyo, were organized in collaboration with Japan International Trainee & Skilled Worker Cooperation Organization (JITCO), aiming to position India as the Global Skill Hub, in line with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision.
Over 45 participants and 40 companies from Japanese and Indian organizations attended an event in Osaka. Dignitaries included Anil Kumar Raturi, Consul Head of Chancery at the Consulate General of India, Osaka Kobe, and Masato Kume, Deputy General Manager of JITCO’s International Affairs Department, were present, along with Nitin Kapoor, General Manager of CEO Office & Strategy, and Anshul Singhal, Deputy General Manager of NSDC and Shruti Pandey, Deputy Director of International Collaboration, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Bhupendra Singh, Deputy Secretary of the OIA Division, Ministry of External Affairs, virtually attended an event in Osaka. Seeta Sharma, from the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, virtually attended a seminar in Tokyo whereas the event saw an impressive participation of over 50 participants from 40 companies and 17 Indian Sending Organizations. Lauding the initiative, Shri Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC and MD, NSDC International said, “We firmly believe that India has the potential to significantly contribute to the requirements of skilled workforce, globally.”
The seminars, supported by governmental bodies like the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA, and Japan’s Embassy in India, focused on two government-to-government initiatives: the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) and the Specified Skilled Worker program. They aimed to close the skills gap and promote collaboration between organizations.
