Healthcare Skill Council, NABH ink skill development pact

Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) and National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) today signed an agreement to implement skill development programmes in the sector.
According to the agreement, NABH and HSSC will work towards creating a dedicated and professionally competent set of health professionals.
The implementation of skill development programmes will be done through training, assessment and certification on HSSC developed qualification packs set against national occupational standards.
"In the backdrop of transformations taking place in the health sector, India is firmly poised to be a human resource hub for healthcare professionals across the world," said Naresh Trehan, Chairman, HSSC.

To tap this emerging opportunity, it is critical to build a highly skilled and professionally competent set of professionals. The HSSC-NABH initiative is a step in this direction, he added.
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Meanwhile, Director General-India, ILO, Panudda Boonpala said India needs access to real time information about job markets across the globe.
"To become competitive in the world labour market, India needed access to real time information about the job markets across the world. This would allow India to understand the skills that are in demand and grab the opportunities," Boonpala said.
She added that ILO advocates stronger governance of labour markets so as to facilitate migration of workers and create an ecosystem which is a win-win situation for the country of origin and country of destination and also for workers and enterprises.

She said that upscaling skills of workforce would augment job opportunities for them and also give them the power to negotiate for better wages and working conditions.
Migration of workers also takes place for earning higher wages, said Boonpala, and added that skilling would enhance the earning of workers and allow their countries of origin to get higher remittances.
She was of the view that India needs to expand its system of certification of skills, particularly in the non-formal sector.
In other session, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant underscored the critical role of Indian industry in job creation.