On 10th July 2020, Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey , Union Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship(MoSDE) launched the Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal, to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled workforce market to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities.
ASEEM is available as an online portal, https://smis.nsdcindia.org/ and mobile application. It is developed and managed by National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Betterplace, a Bengaluru based company.
ASEEM Portal:
i.ASEEM is a platform based on Artificial Intelligence which provides real time information on the skilled workers by identifying relevant skill requirements and prospects of the employers.
ii.The portal has three IT based interfaces:
- Employer Portal – Employer onboarding, Demand Aggregation, candidate selection.
- Candidate Application – Create & Track candidate profile, share job suggestion.
- Dashboard – Reports, Trends, analytics, and highlight gaps.
Working of ASEEM:
i.The skilled workers can register their profile on the portal or app and search for job opportunities in their sector and location.
ii.The employers, agencies and aggregators can search for skilled laborers with required skills and details.
Features of ASEEM:
i.The portal connects the workers and the organisations and reduces the gap between the demand and supply of skilled workers across sectors.
ii.The portal provides the platform for the employers to access the details of the skilled workers and formulate hiring plans.
iii.The portal provides the data, trends, and analytics of the workforce markets and provides multiple job opportunities to the young people.
About Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship(MoSDE):
Union Minister– Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey
Minister of State– Raj Kumar Singh
