Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PKVY) is a new upcoming scheme to enhance skills of youth in line with the international standards and help them getting overseas employment. Similar to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yajana (PMKVY), the new scheme will also be implemented by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) through its training partners.
The main objective of the scheme is to train youth in a manner so that they can easily land a job outside the country. The training under the Pravasi kaushal Vikas Yojana would be provided at par with the international standards.
The training under the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojana would also include pre-departure orientation training of language and soft skills. It would be backed by the internationally recognised assessment and certification system. This scheme will help for boosting the confidence of the Indian youth who want to work out of the country of their choice for vocation.
PKVY is a skill development program aimed at the welfare, safety and security of overseas Indians especially Indian youth interested in going abroad to work. In the due course of time, PKVY will help convert Brain drain into brain gain. India will become a major supplier of skilled professionals to the entire world in the next decade and PKVY is one of the schemes to realize this vision. Fraudulent practices by consultancies to cheat youth by giving false promises about abroad opportunities will be reduced to the core. Overall, PKVY will serve as a proper channel for the disoriented Indian youth with aspirations to going abroad and work with certified skill training.
Key facts about the PKVY:-
- PKVY will provide training and certify Indians who are seeking overseas employment in selected sectors that have high demand in the global labour market in line with international standards.
- It will be implemented by the national skill development corporation (NSDC) through its training partners and in consultation with the union ministry of External Affairs and the union skill development Ministry.
- NSDC will leverage various MoUs signed between 2011 and 2015 with different agencies of Germany, Canada, Australia, Singapore, UK, US, European Union, France, Iran and China.
