The German government’s recent efforts to attract highly qualified workers from non-European Union countries have come as a big boost for Indian professionals who now find many other countries reluctant to lay out the red carpet for them.
Germany’s blue card scheme, launched in August 2012 to offer highly educated and skilled non-EU candidates the opportunity to live and work in Germany and the rest of EU, has been very well received with over 4,000 such work permits issued already. Continue reading →

India will need to add 109.73 million people by 2022 to address the needs of 24 crucial sectors in the country even as the paucity of skilled workers has meant recruits from far-flung countries like Peru are today filling the gap in the country. Continue reading →

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy here today assumed charge of the newly formed Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.

The Minister thanked Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for handing him charge of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry Continue reading →