Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Maharashtra Plans Country-Specific Skill Passports for Global Jobs
Maharashtra wants to help more people from the state find skilled jobs in other countries.
It plans to create skill passports showing what workers can do.
Officials will study which skills different countries need.
Training schools will then update their courses to match those needs.
Students will receive language and job-related training.
They will also learn about the cultures of countries where they may work.
A new agreement will use translation technology to provide free language training to some students.
The government also wants to help workers who return from abroad find jobs in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra will create country-specific skill passports under its Global Workforce Mobility Policy 2026.
Officials will map overseas skill needs and update Industrial Training Institute and other curricula.
The policy includes language training, certification, documentation support and pre-departure orientation.
India has labour mobility agreements with around 28 countries seeking workers in several skilled sectors.
An agreement will provide free foreign-language training to Maharashtra ITI and polytechnic students.
- Who
- The Maharashtra government, led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with skill-development agencies and partner organisations.
- What
- The state announced country-specific skill passports, updated training programmes and a secure recruitment system for overseas employment.
- When
- The announcement was made on Monday at a conference held under the Global Workforce Mobility Policy 2026.
- Where
- The conference took place at Sahyadri Guest House in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The policy aims to match Maharashtra’s workforce with growing international demand for skilled workers and address language and training barriers.
- Policy
- Global Workforce Mobility Policy 2026
- Skill passports
- Country-specific passports will document and align workers’ skills with overseas job requirements.
- Target sectors
- Engineering, healthcare, construction and various technical sectors.
- International agreements
- India has labour mobility agreements with around 28 countries, according to Devendra Fadnavis.
- Global jobs outlook
- The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025 projects about 170 million new jobs and 92 million displaced jobs by 2030.
- Language-training agreement
- Digital India Bhashini, the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation and the Maharashtra Agency for Holistic International Mobility and Advancement signed an MoU.
- Eligible pilot participants
- Students at Industrial Training Institutes and polytechnics will receive free, accessible foreign- and business-language training through translation technology.