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Key Points

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Senior Economic Advisor Manisha Sensarma announced the mapping effort during WorldSkills Shanghai 2026.

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Around twenty countries are currently included in the job‑role alignment.

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Key target occupations include caregiving, construction, and other skilled trades.

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India aims to use its young population advantage while many other economies face ageing populations.

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India will field 70 competitors across 63 skill categories at the Shanghai event.

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Summary

Sectors such as caregiving, construction, and other semi‑skilled occupations show strong overseas demand.

The initiative also aligns Indian training standards with international requirements and supports a large team at the WorldSkills competition in Shanghai.

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New Words to Learn

8 words
align
to match things so they fit together
demographic
information about a group of people, such as their ages
semi‑skilled
jobs that need some training but not a lot
competitors
people who take part in a contest
contingent
a group of people sent together for a purpose
skill categories
different types of jobs people can learn
ageing populations
when a country has many older people and fewer young people
overseas
in another country far away across the sea
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