In a discussion with industrialists and businessmen organized at the Ministry of Youth, Labor and Employment, MP Bidushi Rana said that there is a need for an effective coordination mechanism to bridge the existing gap between the private sector and the government.
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Ruling party Rastriya Swatantra Party MP and entrepreneur Bidushi Rana has said that there is a need for an effective coordination mechanism to bridge the existing gap between the private sector and the government.
Speaking at a discussion with industrialists and businessmen organized at the Ministry of Youth, Labor and Employment in Singha Durbar on Thursday, MP Rana said this. MP Rana stressed the need to form a task force or group to directly coordinate between the Prime Minister's Secretariat and the private sector.
She expressed concern that Nepal's private sector is currently transforming into a 'training center' rather than a 'production center'. She said that it is a practice for industries to train workers at their own expense, but once they are skilled, they go for foreign employment.
'It seems that Nepal's private sector is focusing more on the training sector than the production sector. There is no system of skill-based training in many industries. CTEVT has also not been able to cover all sectors and industries. Therefore, industries have to conduct training from their own resources,' she said, 'but after providing three months of training at the minimum wage set by the government, many trainees are waiting for visas for foreign employment within four to five months. After getting the visa, they leave their jobs. Then, a new group has to be trained again. This has created a situation where skilled manpower cannot be retained in the industry, the quality of production is affected, and the industry has to bear double or triple the cost.'
She emphasized that special attention needs to be paid not only to job creation, but also to sustaining employment. 'If the experience, skills and expertise of workers who have returned after learning skills abroad can be recorded and linked to the enterprise, employment and training system in the country, it will make a great contribution to skill transfer and employment expansion within the country. The government and the private sector should sit at the same table and develop a culture of finding and implementing solutions, not just listing problems,' she said.
