My first Magazine Skilletts October | Page 23

Our own per cept i on of s ki l l ed l abour and s ki l l val ue has t o be changed. When we want our peopl e goi ng abr oad t o be cons i der ed wel l and pai d wel l , and expect t hem t o ext end cour t es i es t owar ds us , s houl dn’ t we do t he s ame t o t he peopl e comi ng f r om wi t hi n our own count r y t o wor k i n our s t at e? Ker al a, has t he oppor t uni t y t o not onl y gai n vi s i bi l i t y , but t o act ual l y s how l eader s hi p by havi ng domes t i c mi gr at i on s ki l l cent er s . I t i s hi gh t i me t o ut i - l i z e t he pot ent i al s and s ki l l s t o r i ght l y and ef f ect i vel y di r ect i t t o t he mot i ve of s ki l l i ng our communi t y and t her eby r ai s i ng our s t andar ds t o meet t he i nt er nat i onal s t andar ds and qual i t y or per haps go beyond, becomi ng a r ol e model i n Ski l l i ng t o t he ent i r e gl obal communi t y . 10 Taking skilling to the next level