Skill Banks: All You Need To Know

Introduction

• Skill banks are training centres to provide training to potential immigrant workers 
• Skill Banks are established first in the states of U.P and Bihar 
• U.P and Bihar account for the maximum emigrants annually in India 
• These two states have the maximum number of employees working abroad 
• Also these states have the maximum population 
• The training program is of international standards 
• Skill banks cover about 110 job roles 
• 50 global skill banks are set up by GOI in 2016 

Objectives of Skill Banks

• The primary objective of skill banks is to train workers for global markets 
• To project India as the capital of Human resources in the world

Main focus countries of Skill banks

• South East Asia 
• Norway 
• Germany 
• Canada 
• Sweden 
• Japan 
• The above countries will have huge dearth of nurses and care givers in the next decade 
• Skill banks focus on these countries for job opportunities and train people according to the requirement 

Key sectors covered by Skill Banks

• Health care 
• Medicine 
• IT 
• Hospitality 
• Retail trade 
• Automobile 

Other sectors are likely to be included in the skill development training program of skill banks where job opportunities may emerge in future

Special features of skill banks

• Youth trained in skill banks get acquainted with the local culture of the country in which they go to work 
• Before emigration, trainees are made familiar with language and work ethics of the foreign nation 
• Training at the skill banks is demand driven 
• If the requirement in a gulf nation is for 1000 mason workers, then skill banks will train 1000 masons and send them to the respective nation 
• This ensures that majority of the persons trained in skill banks will be sent abroad as it is demand-based 
• Skill banks train the workers and certify them 
• Skill banks ensure that the employee gets good working conditions abroad 
• The trainees get a better salary abroad after attending the training program and sent abroad 

Conclusion

• Skill banks help people go abroad and work in a safe manner 
• Workers sent abroad through skill banks will have the support of GOI 
• All migration-related issues and frauds by consultancies will not occur once workers are trained and sent abroad through skill banks 
• Rural poor and unaware people can completely trust the skill banks for their overseas job opportunities 
• Skill banks help in identifying the requirements arising abroad in various nations and match the requirements with the employees in India through skill training programs