Employment & Job Creation
Direct employment schemes, job guarantees, and placement assistance programs.
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Ministry of Rural Development
The world's largest social welfare and public works program. It guarantees 100 days of unskilled manual labor to any rural household whose adult members volunteer. It acts as a primary social safety net for rural India.
Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana
Ministry of Labour & Employment
A scheme designed to incentivize employers for generation of new employment, where the Government of India pays the full employer's contribution towards EPF & EPS for new employees for three years.
National Career Service
Ministry of Labour & Employment
A one-stop platform that connects job seekers, employers, skill providers, and placement organizations. It has transformed the traditional Employment Exchanges into IT-enabled Career Centers.
Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping
MSDE / NSDC
An AI-based portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities. It maps demand (employer requirements) with supply (skilled workforce), primarily targeting PMKVY certified candidates.
Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission
Ministry of Rural Development
A poverty alleviation project that promotes self-employment and organization of rural poor women into Self Help Groups (SHGs). It is the world's largest initiative to improve the livelihoods of the rural poor.
Accredited Social Health Activist Program
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
ASHA workers are trained female community health activists. Selected from the village itself, they act as the interface between the community and the public health system. A massive source of semi-formal employment for rural women.
National Rozgar Mela
Government of India
An employment campaign launched by the Prime Minister to provide 10 lakh (1 million) government jobs. Appointment letters are handed out simultaneously at massive recruitment drives across the country.
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
U.S. Department of Labor (DoL)
The primary federal workforce development law in the US. It provides billions in funding to state and local 'American Job Centers' to help job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the labor market.
AmeriCorps
Corporation for National and Community Service
A voluntary civil society program engaging adults in public service work. Members commit to 10-12 months of service in education, disaster response, environmental conservation, or poverty alleviation, gaining intense professional experience and education funding.
Reinforced Youth Guarantee
European Commission / Member States
A commitment by all EU Member States. It acts as an umbrella policy rather than a single application portal. Each EU country implements it via their national public employment services (e.g., Pôle emploi in France, Bundesagentur für Arbeit in Germany).
Career Conversion Programmes (CCP)
Workforce Singapore (WSG)
Designed for mid-career individuals (Singaporeans and PRs) to undergo skills conversion and move into new occupations or sectors that have good prospects and opportunities for progression.
World Bank Group Young Professionals Program
World Bank Group
The premier pathway into the World Bank Group. It recruits highly qualified young professionals who demonstrate a passion for international development, outstanding academic credentials, and leadership potential.