Kathmandu, June 27
Minister for Labour, Employment and Social
Security, Sarat Singh Bhandari, has emphasised the need to prepare a skilled
workforce capable of using technology for emerging employment opportunities.
Speaking at a programme organised to sign a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among the Local Development Training Academy,
Foreign Employment Board, and Helvetas Nepal at the Ministry of Labour,
Employment and Social Security (MoLESS) on Friday, Minister Bhandari said that
in a rapidly changing global context, producing a competent workforce equipped
with technological knowledge, skills, and capacity would reduce concerns over
employment.
The tripartite MoU was signed among the
three institutions to enhance capacity building in the areas of labour,
employment, and migration, the MoLESS informed in a statement.
He highlighted the need for academic
studies on labour, and informed that discussions and groundwork are underway to
introduce a ‘Diploma in Labour Studies’ course in collaboration with the Kathmandu
University.
Minister Bhandari stressed the importance
of empowering information dissemination bodies, noting that due to lack of
access to information, both domestic and foreign employment opportunities are
often not fully utilised.
The Minister further stated that all
services provided by the MoLESS are being channelled through Employment Service
Centres (ESC) established in all 753 local units. These units are established
for integrated service delivery. Minister Bhandari claimed that the ministry is
advancing the digitalisation of all its services.
Expressing gratitude towards the Government
of Switzerland and Swisscontact for their support in making labour and
migration services more accessible, he also called for continued cooperation in
the future.
Minister Bhandari informed that Nepal’s
first-ever National Migration Policy is nearing finalisation and expressed
confidence that it would soon be approved by the Council of Ministers.
Secretary for Labour Dr. Krishna Hari
Pushkar said that the agreement would help address gaps between training and
skills, as well as between needs and available training.
He expressed hope that with mutual support,
collaboration, and appreciation among the three institutions, the labour and
migration sector would witness new developments.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 28 June 2025.
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