International Migration Centre Karnataka (IMC-K)
Creating Sustained Overseas Employment Pathways for the People of Karnataka
About IMC-K
International Migration Centre – Karnataka (IMC-K) is an initiative of the Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood (SDEL), Government of Karnataka, established to create sustained Overseas Employment Pathways (OEP) for the people of Karnataka and make international migration safe, orderly, humane and efficient. The Public Affairs Centre (PAC), as the Service Provider, is implementing the IMC-K Framework in close coordination with the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) and the Department of Industrial Training & Employment (DITE) over a five-year period from 2018-2023.
The IMC-K Framework will enable Karnataka to provide opportunities for the mobility of skilled manpower from the State for overseas employment and posit the State as the preferred State of Origin for Skilled, Trained, and Certified workers for a global market.
Karnataka Vocational Training & Skill Development Corporation Ltd. (KVTSDC) and Karnataka State Unorganised Workers Social Security Board (KSUWSSB) have been registered to function as the two State Government- run Recruitment Agencies (RAs). Both these RAs are based out of Bengaluru and are registered with the Protector General of Emigrants (PGE), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India. Vision
To position Karnataka as the preferred State of origin for skilled, trained and certified international migrants for the global market
Mission
To institutionalize the IMC-K as an apex body that uses a multi-modular, integrated framework of institutions to develop a bottom-up skill-driven Overseas Employment Pathways that will make the process of emigration from Karnataka safe, orderly, humane and efficient, throughout the migration lifecycle through a multi-stakeholder approach. informed migration cycle for all labor migrants of Karnataka.
Values
Inclusiveness, through a bottom-up ecosystem of overseas employment opportunities that will ‘leave no one behind’, encompassing the spirit of the SDGs
Market responsiveness, through multi-stakeholder engagements that match demand-side expectations with supply-side skills
Credibility, through committed application of transparent, accountable and ethical protocols and practices
Knowledge-based support to ensure a safe, humane and informed migration cycle for all labor migrants of Karnataka.
Objectives
- Create sustained Overseas Employment Pathways for the people of Karnataka
- Provide opportunities for the mobility of skilled manpower from the State for overseas employment
- Make Karnataka the source region for trained, skilled and certified manpower for global employment market
- Build channels and opportunities for people / youth from Karnataka to find employment globally for those from weaker socioeconomic background and provide them with relevant information and enhance the overall support
- Build a database of skilled persons seeking employment from Karnataka and align their qualifications to that of international accreditation standards to provide global recognition
- Institutionalise a multi-stakeholder approach to make migration safe, regular, human and efficient throughout the migration cycle of an emigrant
Benefits
Roadmap
Public Affairs Centre (PAC) conducted extensive consultations with various stakeholders, especially with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, various State Government- run Recruitment Agencies (RAs), Industry Bodies, Training & Certification Agencies, Multilateral Organisations etc., before drawing up the Road Map for creating sustained Overseas Employment Pathways (OEPs) for people of Karnataka. The Road Map is an all-encompassing document that provides direction to the IMC-K on the requisite institutional framework, across the departments, necessary to formulate a medium-to-long term policy that can enable the youth from Karnataka access overseas employment opportunities across the spectrum of occupations and sectors.
The Road Map was submitted to the Government of Karnataka in December 2017 which was then examined by a State level High Level Empowered Committee that paved way for building the International Migration Centre Karnataka (IMC-K) Framework.