Rajya Sabha updated on Japan-India programmes for workers
Skilled Indian workers from fourteen sectors viz. nursing care; building cleaning; material processing industry; industrial machinery manufacturing industry; electric and electronic information related industry; construction; shipbuilding and ship-related industry; automobile maintenance; aviation; lodging; agriculture; fisheries; food and beverages manufacturing industry and food service industry have been identified for enhanced job opportunities for skilled workers in Japan.
The skill upgrade is being done under a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed by the Indian and Japanese Governments in Jan 2021, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Raj Kumar Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 12 Feb 2021.
Also, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) of India and Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, have signed the MoC for 10 years on the “Manufacturing Skill Transfer Promotion Programme” in November 2016.
As on date, the Japanese Industry-based in India has launched 13 JIMs (Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing) and 5 JECs (Japanese Endowed Course) under Manufacturing Skill Transfer Programme.
MSDE and the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan have also signed an MoC in October 2017, inviting candidates from India to Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP).
The MoC was signed with the objective to significantly expand the bilateral cooperation between India and Japan in the field of skill development.
It aims to transform India’s skill ecosystem by sending and accepting technical interns from India to Japan, thereby enabling Indian industries to imbibe the best practices of Japanese industries. So far under the TITP, India has sent 220 candidates to Japan under various sectors such as Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing, and healthcare, he said in an update to the house. #investment #manufacturing #skill #training #technology /fiinews.com
