Saudi Arabia ready to launch Skill Verification Program in India
Riyadh, The Gulf Observer: Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) will launch the first phase of the Skill Verification Program (SVP) in India at the end of this month, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The pilot phase of the external track of the program will be launched in India’s capital city of New Delhi, and Mumbai, the largest city and commercial capital of the country.Five professions, such as plumber, electrician, welder, refrigeration/air conditioning technician, and automobile electrician, are selected for the skill testing in the first phase.
Under the program, written and practical tests of skilled workers will be carried out for the Indian workers before they could apply for a Saudi work visa.
The SVP comes as a continuation of the efforts of the MHRSD to improve the professional competence of the skilled workers in the Saudi employment market, as well as to enhance their productivity, improve the quality of professional services they provide, in addition to bring down the inflow of unqualified workers into the Saudi labor market.
