Israel approaches India to carry out recruitment drive for 10,000 construction workers: NSDC

Israel has approached India recently to carry out a recruitment drive again for 10,000 construction workers and 5,000 caregivers simultaneously to plug skill gap in infrastructure and health sectors, National Skill Development Corporation said.

This comes on back of a similar request me by Israel earlier this year, NSDC said.

statement assumes significance as a media report on Tuesday claimed faulty selection under a bilateral jobs scheme, under which Indians would be taken to Israel to work in construction sector, after over 1 lakh Palestinian workers were banned in wake of Hamas attack of October 7 last year.

Citing data from Israeli Embassy, report claimed that around 5,000 workers each have been recruited through two "pathways": Government-to-Government (G2G) handled by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Business -to-Business (B2B) through private ncies overseen by Ministry of External Affairs.

According to NSDC, Population, Immigration, and Border Authority (PIBA) has put in a request across four specific job roles: Framework, Iron Bending, Plastering, and Ceramic Tiling.

A team from PIBA, comprising assessors, is to visit India in coming week to carry out necessary skill tests for selecting those who meet ir criteria and skill requisites.

second round of recruitment drive for construction workers is to take place in Maharashtra , it stated.

Furr, Israel also requires 5,000 caregivers to boost its healthcare services. y have stated candidates who have completed at least ir 10th standard along with holding a certificate issued by a recognised Indian institute and completing a caregiving course with at least 990 hours of on--job training can apply, NSDC stated.

In first round of recruitment of construction workers for Israel, a total of 16,832 candidates appeared for skill tests in ir tre out of which 10349 candidates were selected. Those selected will earn a salary of Rs 1.92 lakh per month, along with medical insurance, food, and accommodation. A bonus of Rs 16,515 per month is also provided to se candidates.

National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) reached out to all states to carry out recruitment after government-to-government (G2G) agreement was signed in vember 2023. first round of recruitment drive was carried out in Uttar Presh, Haryana and Telangana.

agreement was signed after India and Israel initiated a Framework Agreement on Temporary Employment of Indians in May 2023.

All candidates, going through G2G pathway are mandated to undergo pre-departure orientation training. This encompasses a manual to understand Israeli culture and way of life and get accustomed to ir new home.

This international mobility aligns with government's vision to make India Skill Capital of world.

NSDC through this mandate creates a pool of talented and skilled individuals, provides necessary training through its various training institutions, issues technical visories for Global South and creates kwledge exchange and capacity building with its international partners.