Introduction:

The National Institute for Career Service (NICS) erstwhile Central Institute for Research and Training in Employment Service (CIRTES), was set up in October, 1964 under Directorate General of Employment (DGE), M/o Labour & Employment for imparting Research & Training in Employment Services. The Institute was later expanded in 1970 with additional function of publishing career literature and again in 1987 with added responsibility of occupational research & promotion of self-employment. The Ministry is implementing the Employment Exchange Mission Mode Project under National e-Government plan (Ne-GP) since 2015. Under this Project, the Central Institute for Research and Training in Employment Service (CIRTES) has been renamed as National Institute for career Service (NICS) on July 2016 and has been designated as nodal institute for capacity building. NICS is responsible for imparting training to all stakeholders of NCS project like Employer, Job Seeker, Training Provider, College Students/ Counsellors/ Placement Organisation/Govt. Organisation etc. and also  imparting professional in-service training for officers of National Employment Services working at Central & State Govt. NICS is also playing major role in conceptualization  to implement the Young Professional Scheme of  M/o Labour and Employment and coordinating the activities of Model Career Centres established across country under NCS project.

Vision:

To be a National Centre of Excellence to provide enhanced employability through Training, Research & Capacity Building Programme in the area of Employment under National Employment Services.

Mission:

• Enhancing human & organisational excellence in Employment/ Career Service by organizing various capacity building programmes.
• Effective implementation of various schemes of National Employment Service/ National Career Service for the benefit of various stake holders.
• Monitoring & evaluation of various schemes of National Career Service project on a sustainable basis.
• Strengthening & improving the quality of Employment services by empowering and enhancing the capacities of the Employment Personnel with regular capacity building trainings.
• Enhanced employability through capacity building of employment/ career service personnel and developing innovative strategies for career counselling, job –matching and placement.

Activities:

1. Capacity Building Programmes: 

• NICS has been organizing Capacity Building Programmes for Employment service personnel working in various States of India. It also offers training in specialized areas like Labour Market Analysis, Career counselling, etc. in collaboration with premier institutes like IIFT, VVGNLI etc.     
• Organising Workshops/ Orientation Programmes/ seminars/ webinars/ career guidance sessions for various stakeholders of NCS viz. Jobseekers, Employers, Skill Providers, Counsellors, and Placement Organizations & Govt. Departments.
• Organising Skill-Gap Training Programmes i.e. EDP Programmes for Jobseekers, Employability Training for jobseekers etc.  In collaboration with various Govt. & Private Organisations.

2. Young Professionals Scheme: Conceptualization and Implementation of Young Professionals Scheme of National Career Service Project of M/o Labour and Employment. Which includes Recruitment, Deployment, capacity building and disbursement of remuneration & grant of increments, conducting PAB meetings for contract extensions for all YPs posted across India. Since 2015, NICS Noida conducted 9 recruitment drives.

3. Monitoring the work of Young Professionals: Monitoring the work of YPs working with various Model Career Centres established under National Career Service Project.
4. Job Fair activities:  Coordination and Monitoring the Job Fair activities of all Model Career Centres and Employment Exchanges.
5. Model Career Centre: Model Career Centre is being functioning at NICS Noida for the direct benefits of job seekers & employers by registering job seekers & employers, organizing Job Fairs/ Job Drive/ outreach Activates etc. Model Career Center Link for more details.
6. Monthly E-Newsletter:  NICS publishes a monthly E-Newsletter since 2019. 
7. Career Talk with Industry Experts: In order to strengthen the employability of the students and unemployed youth and to help they achieve their career goals and to support individuals in their career development journey, National Institute for Career Service is conducting weekly Career Talks with domain experts i.e. Wednesday of every week. Career Talk with Industry Experts Link for more details.

Other Important  Links

• Glimpses of activities at NICS:  Glimpses of activities at NICS, Noida.
• Upcoming Events:  Upcoming events at NICS, Noida.
• Young Professionals currently in position:  Young Professionals currently in position.
• For Map : Map Locations

For Further Information

Contact:

Director

National Institute for Career Service (NICS)

Directorate General of Employment

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India

A-49, Sector 62, NOIDA-201309

Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/sdiP3JLa4Ew

Tel.    0120-2405623/24/25

Email:  nicsnoida-cirtes[at]gov[dot]in, cirtesnoida[at]gmail[dot]com, nicsnoida[dot]trg[at]gmail[dot]com

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