In a step strengthening the India–Japan skilled mobility corridor, NSDC International, under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, on Tuesday organised a send-off ceremony for Indian candidates who have completed Japanese language training and are departing for employment in Japan. Held at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi, the ceremony marked the departure of 39 candidates trained under NSDC International’s structured Japanese language and cultural readiness programme. The candidates will take up opportunities in caregiving, hospitality and agriculture across Japanese prefectures including Tokyo, Ibaraki and Hokkaido. The initiative aims to ensure smooth workplace integration through language proficiency, cultural orientation and employer alignment.
Economic Advisor MSDE Archana Mayaram referred to the joint India–Japan vision adopted during the Prime Minister’s visit to Japan last year, which envisages human resource exchange of five lakh personnel over five years, including 50,000 skilled professionals from India. She said the departing youth would act as ambassadors of India’s growing role in the global services economy.
NSDC CEO Arun Kumar Pillai said skilled workforce mobility has become central to international cooperation, adding that India’s trained youth are gaining global trust. NSDC International has trained over 400 candidates so far, with 185 already working in Japan, while more than 100 additional candidates are being prepared. In Guwahati, the programme signals rising demand for foreign language training, overseas placement services and skill certification. Training partners and youth from Assam and the Northeast are expected to benefit as global mobility-linked skilling opens new employment and income avenues, strengthening the region’s participation in international labour markets.