New
Delhi, September 16, 2023.
With
a vision to unlock global opportunities for skilled Indians, NSDC International
(NSDCI), 100% subsidiary company of National Skill Development Corporation
(NSDC), enabling the Skill India International objectives is partnering with AnywhereJobs,
skilling and employment platform and cargoGO, prominent logistics company of
Europe, to empower aspiring trailer drivers withrelevant skills and
opportunities to work in Europe.
The
partnership between NSDCI, AnywhereJobsand cargoGO aims to bridgethe gap between
skilled trailer drivers and the growing demand fortransportation professionals
in the European market. The first driver training school with a focus onEuropean
standards and Code-95 will open in Ajmer on 18thSeptember 2023 in
the esteemed presence of senior officials representingthe three organizations.
The inauguration event will also mark a recruitment drive to hire a batch of 20
drivers for Europe from Rajasthan.
An
agreement signing ceremony will be held on 19thSeptember 2023 at theNSDC
headquarters in New Delhi, in the presence of Mr. Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC,
and MD, NSDC International, Mr. Deepak Garg Founder and CEO ofAnywhereJobs and
Mr. Pranas Pernaravičius, Chief Drivers Officer of cargoGO.
Speaking
on the partnership, Mr. Ved Mani Tiwari, CEO, NSDC, and MD, NSDC
International, said, “According to the International Road Transport Union
(IRU), the world is witnessing a shortage of 2.6 million truck drivers, which
can be fulfilled by India’s supply of high skilled truck drivers. And this is
indeed an opportunity up for grabs for our youth and aspiring workforce.
At
NSDCI, it is our endeavor to create enabling systems with our trusted partners
for overseas opportunities. We are actively mapping the global job requirements
in various trades, benchmarking them to international standards and helping the
economies of the world. And with thiscollaboration, with ourexperienced
partners— AnywhereJobs and cargoGO, we are envisioning an ecosystem where our
skilled candidates will be offered plethora of prospects in European markets,
augmenting their skills and livelihoods.”
Speaking
about this development, Mr. Deepak Garg, Founder and CEO, AnywhereJobssaid "We are proud of the work we are doing with
Indian truck drivers over the last 10 years, first as a part of Rivigo and now
AnywhereJobs. AnywhereJobs is a platform helping thousands of drivers to skill
and get placement in Europe and other international markets. NSDCI and cargoGO
have been our long-standing partners and we have already skilled and placed
more than 50 drivers for cargoGO Europe operations this year"
Mr. Pranas Pernaravičius, Chief Drivers Officer, cargoGOsaid, “We have had good experience hiring Indian drivers for Europe. We are happy with our partnership with AnywhereJobs who have worked professionally to help us hire drivers from India. We look forward to further our commitment to help Indian youth through the Ajmer driver training school in partnership with NSDCI."