Dimapur, June 26 (EMN): The Labour and Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship department on Friday launched a job portal, at the Secretariat conference hall in Kohima.
Launching the portal, advisor of the department of Industries and Commerce, Imnatiba, informed that under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, the high powered committee during its meeting on June 10 had directed the department to register all returnees for skill development training for self-employment in the state.
The department along with the Information Technology and Communication department developed job link portal, a holistic system to align the aspirations of youths with the available employment opportunities in the state, he said.
He informed that on the portal, job seekers and employers can register themselves wherein the portal will act as a platform to connect job seekers with employers in private sector establishments initially.
The advisor further informed that skill training institutions or organisations will be added in due course of time to enable and assist any registered individual with re-skilling or upgrading to suit local business’ and economic conditions. ‘There is also a plan to include financial institutions such as banks to provide financial loans for registered individuals who want to start-up their own business,’ he added.
The portal will also soon include registration of all who plan to work outside the state, so as to enable quick assistance during emergencies or time of need.
All unemployed people including returnees are to register in the portal via https://joblinks.nagaland.gov.in. This will enable the government to assess the skill sets available in the state and also plan for economic sectors, which can be taken up in Nagaland; and the kind of re-skilling or up-skilling programmes required to rejuvenate the state economy and also provide employment, he informed.
The advisor appealed to all private sector employers both within and outside the state to register on the portal for sourcing Naga job seekers directly from the job link portal.
Commissioner and Secretary of the department, Asenla Keitzar, expressed gratitude to the IT department for creating the dashboard in the shortest period of time. She said the portal would help the government build up an accurate data base of job seekers within the state and also those going out seeking for employment.
