UAE-India: Update on Harmonised Framework for Skill Recognition and Certification Ministerial Meeting Abu Dhabi Dialogue 17 th October 2019
Background - Journey so far Oct. 18 - April ’ 18 Sep ’ 19 Abu Dhabi Dialogue - SOM Senior Officer Meeting Feb. 19 • Joint India – UAE • 16 Qualifications UAE India Presentation on proposed UAE/INDIA identified in Automotive Skill Harmonised Framework and Construction • 5 Stage process presented • Discussion for incentive for collaboration to employers for skilled • Identified scope for candidates enhancing Qualifications Pilot Project • Benchmarking Minister Level Meeting • Certification by Indian • Harmonization of India- workshops with Abu Awarding Bodies Dhabi QCC UAE Skill Ecosystems • Recruitment drives of 100 • Minister Level Meeting in • Mobility of quality skilled certified Indian workers by Nov. 18 workers from India to UAE Sep. ’ 18 April ’ 19 UAE employer • Finalization of 1 st phase • Identify Qualifications for • Selected candidates India qualifications UAE benchmarking deployed to UAE • Draft MoU shared with • Collaboration for skilling in Abu Dhabi QCC new emerging technologies
Scope & Vision • A number of anticipated outcomes for developing a harmonized skills ecosystem: • Addresses mismatch between workers ’ skills and requirements of employers • Improve skills mix in UAE labour market, leading to higher rates of productivity for business • Positively impacts wage structure for expatriate Indian workers • Higher rates of mobility for certified workers, improving job security and reducing vulnerabilities • Stimulate demand for skilled Indian workers in UAE • Goal is to roll out a scalable model under which UAE will recognise an expanding set of Indian qualifications in a number of key sectors, backed up by incentives to promote the employment of certified workers
Five Stage Process – Harmonised Skill Development Framework 5 1 2 3 4 Incentivised Aligning UAE & Training and Creating Recognition of Recruitment Indian Certification in Up-Skilling Indian Awarding and Retention Occupational Accordance with Infrastructure Bodies of Skilled Qualifications Standards in UAE Workers Government of India UAE government Collaboration for UAE government UAE and Indian affiliated organizations recognises certification creating up-skilling establishes incentives to Governments undertake trains / extend opportunities for encourage employers to issued by designated benchmarking exercise certification in Indian Awarding bodies workers, to promote hire certified workers of occupational accordance with Skill retention and upward and workers to seek under NCVET/ NSDC standards Standards mobility certification
Pilot Program – Skill Certification and Placement of Workers Skill Certification and Hiring and Placement of Mutual Recognition Certified Workers Benchmarking of Employer identified Skill Standards by UAE Government between India and UAE Employer shared demand for (16 100 certified candidates across Occupations) 2 benchmarked Qualifications NBTC Group concluded interviews from 15 th -18 th Identification of Candidates undergo September 2019 at the three Training Centres as Upskilling / locations in India and selected per Qualifications fresh training 60 candidates Certification conducted by Indian Sector Skill Certified selected Candidates Council and mutually deployed to UAE. First set recognised by Abu being honored at ADD Dhabi QCC for 133 Candidates
Pilot Program - Mutual Recognition of Certification Placeholder for Skill Certification of same person from ADQCC MUTUAL UAE SKILL CERTIFICATION INDIAN SKILL CERTIFICATION
Pilot Program – Snapshots (1/2) Recruitment drive by UAE Employer Kochi, Kerala – 15 th September, 2019 Ranchi, Jharkhand – 18 th September, 2019
Pilot Program – Snapshots (2/2) Recruitment drive by UAE Employer Kolkata, West Bengal – 16 th September, 2019 to 17 th September, 2019
Way Forward • Enhance set of recognized occupational standards – additional anticipated sectors will include healthcare, tourism and hospitality, security, domestic work, retail, as well as ‘ Future Technologies ’ (e.g. blockchain, 3D printing, AI etc.) • Official notification by UAE Government to recognize MSDE / NSDC approved Awarding Bodies [currently Sector Skill Councils, later National Council of Vocational Education and Training (NCVET)] delivering assessment & certification on benchmarked qualifications • India and UAE to link IT processes for validating candidates certified through QR code/unique certificate number issued by recognized Awarding Body - NSDC and Abu Dhabi QCC to work together • Announcement of incentives by UAE government for employers to hire certified workers (through lower work permit fees)
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