Ashish Jain, CEO, HSSC in the session, highlighted that amongst the challenges faced by the healthcare sector, the most critical is shortage of human resources. While he appreciated the presence of para medical council in eight states, he indicated that there is still a huge gap between the demand and supply of skilled manpower. The establishment of Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) was to bridge this skill gap. He pointed out that HSSC is a unique initiative under the ambit of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship constituted by CII, NSDC, healthcare providers, pharmaceuticals and associations with both public and private sectors.
Government of India has created a body which is a non-statutory body to certify the healthcare workforce other than the doctors and nurses. To improve capacity and competence, the qualifications are registered on National Qualification Register, National Occupational Standards are developed, which are rectified and validated across country by the employers, creating trans-national standards. He mentioned the importance of training, assessing and certifying these professionals. “HSSC acts as bridge between the employers and seeks certified professionals through placement support and job aggregation. It also recognises existing professionals and certifies them through their recognition of prior learning scheme. To connect these trained professionals with employers, Rozgar Melas are held.” He added that they are working with various state governments and have 300 plus training centres. An MoU has also been signed to include HSSC qualification in the NABH recruitment centres.
Key highlights:
- National Qualification register set up to keep a track of qualifications thus improving capacity and competence
- An MoU has also been signed to include HSSC qualification in the NABH recruitment centres
- Rozgar Melas are held to connect the trained professionals with employers