Indian skill delegation reaches Seoul, meets Indian ambassador, KITA, KLI today
NEW DELHI: On a week-long mission to unlock the potential of skilled Indian talent in east Asian countries especially in South Korea and Japan, a high-level CII delegation comprising senior representatives of the Central & State government agencies, Union Skill Ministry’s skill development arm National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and its Sector Skill Councils (SSCs), recruitment agencies, and CEOs/CHROs from the industry and academicians/institutional heads reached Seoul on Sunday.
On Monday, the delegation led by Ms Bhavna Chopra Srikrishna, Head – Skill development & Livelihood, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) would meet Amit Kumar, Ambassador to Republic of Korea in Seoul, and Taro Nagira President, Korea Operations Mynavi Korea, and Hee-chul Jung Chief Representative (Director), Global Marketing Group, Regional Cooperation Office (Asia, Oceania Department) Korea International Trade Association (KITA) followed by a tour of World Trade Center (WTC) and Starfield COEX Mall.
The delegation would stay in Seoul for two days, and on day 2 (August 1) the visiting delegates especially the recruitment agencies will have the opportunity to interact with Supercoder- a remote jobs matching service in Korea.
The same day, the visiting Indian Government and Sector Skill Council officials will have a meeting with the officials of Korea Labor Institute represented by Jai Joon Hur, President, Dr. Kyu Yong Lee, Director & Senior Research Fellow, Employment Policy Research Division, Dr. Joyup Ahn, Senior Research Fellow, Employment Policy Research Division, Dr. Yoo Bin Kim, Senior Research Fellow, Employment Policy Research Division, Dr. June Namgoong, Director, International Cooperation & Information Office, and Ms. Songha Choi, International Cooperation & Information.
Following meetings with Divii School, Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea (FOMEK), Sanil Electric, and Ministry of Employment and Labor, Government of Korea, the delegation
on August 1 evening would will proceed to Japan and remain there till August 5. The key highlight of the trip to Japan is the India-Japan Skills Summit 2023, which the Indian Embassy in Japan, is organizing in Tokyo in Tokyo in partnership with CII on August 4 at the Indian Embassy premises.
On Day 1 in Japan on August 2, the CII delegation’s Japan visit would take off with the visit to Japan’s largest news media group Asahi Shimbun. It will be followed by visits to Hattori Outsourcing Inc, NAGOYA CASTLE, and the manufacturing facility of Fuji Electric.
The delegation members include Amit Saxena, Chief Executive Officer Ambe International, Topden O. Zangpo, Deputy Secretary, Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), and Commerce & Industries Government of Sikkim, Ritesh Jaggi, Managing Director, ACE Employment Services Pvt Ltd, Safwan Yusuf Shaikh, Managing Partner & CEO, Al Yousuf Enterprises L.L.P., K Abdulla, Proprietor, AMBITION CONSULTANTS, Lairenjam Niranjan Singh, Director & CEO, Big Concepts Foundation Pvt Ltd, Suresh Kumar Gopanahally Thippeswamy, Chief Executive Officer, Bradford Global Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Samuel Ashok Kumar, Appadorai, Managing Director, GOODWILL ENGINEERS PVT LTD, Ms Payal Saini, Chief Operating Officer, Sinclus Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd., Joseph Stanley, General Secretary, Skills For Progress (SKIP), Thalapaneni Bala , Showry Project In-charge of Boys Town Mission Expansion St. Mark’s Boys Town Industrial Training Centre, Kabir Krishna, Deputy Director, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Karma R. Bonpo Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries Government of Sikkim, Raj Nehru Vice, Chancellor, Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, Government of Haryana, Sudhanshu Agarwal, General Manager, NSDC International Limited, Ms Smritee Dwivedi, Senior Director- Operations, Apparel Made-Ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council, Dr Abhilasha Gaur, Chief Operating Officer, Electronics Sector Skill Council, Sanjeev Ahuja, Founder & Editor-in-Chief/CEO, Asian Community News (ACN) Network, Ms Kamakshi Ritesh Jaggi, Director, ACE Employment Services Pvt Ltd, Prakash Yadav, Founder & Director, Aju Ryokan Private Limited, Chittaranjan Samantaray, Senior Lead – New Initiatives, PanIIT Alumni Foundation, Maj (Dr) Sema Mughavi Yeptho (Rtd), CEO & Managing Director, Reinvented Manufacturers & Distributors, and Thomas Chakkalackala, Board of Trustee, Skills For Progress (SKIP).
As Sougata Roy Choudhury, Executive Director, Skill Development & Livelihood, Industrial Relations, Affirmative Action, Rural Economy & Migrant Workforce, Confederation of Indian Industry puts it, “Changing demographics are forcing economies to be increasingly dependent on migratory workforce (both nationally and internationally) to maintain economic growth. Some of the countries that have recently emerged as destinations for skilled Indian youth are Korea and Japan. Over the last few years, India–Korea bilateral relations have truly become multidimensional, spurred by a significant convergence of interests, mutual goodwill, and high-level exchanges. From economic collaborations to cultural exchanges, our bilateral ties have grown by leaps and bounds, contributing significantly to the progress and development of both nations.”
While stressing that in recent years, the International mobility of skilled persons has assumed increased importance, reflecting accelerating industrial productivity and economic growth globally, Choudhury said, “We believe India’s demographic dividend can be leveraged to meet the urgent workforce requirements of industries in Korea, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises across sectors, especially agriculture, hospitality, food-processing, manufacturing, shipbuilding, etc.”
