Saturday, July 15, 2023
Saudi Arabia launches Skill Verification Program in Sri Lanka, after 3 countries
In an effort to recruit more qualified workers from Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) in Saudi Arabia launched the Skill Verification Program (SVP) in Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Trending : Iqama issuance and renewal fee in Saudi Arabia
In the first phase of the external track of the program, which is being implemented under the Ministry's Professional Accreditation Program, 5 professions including plumber, electrician, refrigeration or air conditioning technician, automobile mechanic, and automobile electrician were chosen for skill testing.
- Earlier in July 2021, the program has been introduced by the Ministry in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India. In an effort to best regulate its labor market, it implemented Skill Verification Program.
- In order to improve the caliber of professional workforce in the Saudi labor market and raise the standard of professionalism, the first phase of the SVP aims to verify the abilities of workers in five of the 23 professions selected by the Ministry.
- The aim of this is to increase the productivity and to reduce the inflow of unskilled professional workers into the labor market in the Kingdom.
- Through two tracks, internal and international, the Skill Verification Program seeks to confirm that employees in the targeted professions have the essential capabilities. See Also : Employers to bear all these fees related to expat workers
- The first track, which is conducted in collaboration with regional testing facilities, intends to evaluate the professional workers present skill sets in the Kingdom.
- The second track works with a number of recognized worldwide assessment centers to examine professional labor prior to their arrival. Read : Allowing a worker to work for long hours, is a sign of forced labor
