Indian Staffing Federation (ISF), an apex body of flexi staffing industry, has been designated as the premier partner to bring formal jobs for the Indian youth through the soon to be launched National Career Counselling portal.  ISF members, who are selectively chosen to be part of the federation, have been given ‘direct and exclusive access’ to the portal. ISF members are driving efforts to bring jobs across levels on the portal through this initiative and reaching to the large sections of the society. Currently ISF members’ employ 500,000 workers annually.

An initiative by Ministry of Labour and Employment under the National Career Service (NCS) project, ISF has been supporting the initiative as a partner from the inception stage via structured inputs, flow decks and jobs data since last one year. Under this initiative, the Ministry will transform all the government-run employment exchanges and put them under a national web portal, which will act as a one-stop platform for both job seekers and job providers through online registrations. In the first phase, the government has planned to modernise and transform 100 of the 982 employment exchanges in India.

Rituparna Chakraborty, President, ISF, said, “ISF is proud to be associated with this noble initiative and contribute towards creating and bringing formal jobs to the forefront through our members. The portal with abilities to transform the way India Inc hires is likely to be the most sought after for both job seekers and employers. Skill  development,  improved formal employability  and  productivity  will together  pave  the  way  forward  for India's inclusive  growth.”

ISF has also been invited to the two day Indian Labour Conference that is scheduled for July 20 and 21 where Honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be inaugurating the national career service portal.