National Skills Registry is a NASSCOM initiative to have a robust and credible information infrastructure about all persons working in the industry. This develops trusted and permanent fact sheet of information about each professional along-with background check reports. This is a security best practice for the industry and assures identity security, industry acceptance to honest professionals. NSR is a web-based system hosting a fact sheet of information about existing and prospective employees of Indian IT & ITeS / BPO industry. This can be used by the IT & ITeS / BPO industry and its clients as a credible source of information about the registered professionals who are being employed or put on client assignments. The system will also enhance the image of Indian IT & ITeS / BPO industry as one that has raised the bars on security standards in pursuit of excellence and client satisfaction. This will promote industry's claim for bigger share of global business on one hand and will reduce the cost of repetitive background checks on Knowledge Professionals, on the other. Some of the NSR benefits would be
- Image enhancement as a Secure Off-shoring destination.
- Industry which cares - raises internal security bars.
- Global Client's Confidence.
- Industry wide common accepted standards for back ground check practices.
- Comfort to the clients as the industry uses a standard practice and builds up a information infrastructure which is transparent.
- Deterrence against CV faking for the industry creates an environment of discipline where all persons getting registered tend to enter correct details and get them verified.
- One person one profile : ensure uniqueness, identity and ensures that each person represents him / her permanently in a consistent and standard way.
- Quick and credible reference to profile of professionals
- Online central system for hosting & sharing existing information as an industry resource and collecting / verifying new information.
- Self sustaining system as it provides for present employment details confirmation by the employer company itself.
- Effective monitoring of back-ground checking agencies.
- Reduced paper-work and time for verification process.
- Saving in back-ground check cost and time.
- Create Uniqueness among registered professionals that helps HR process.
- Compliance with Security Best Practice observed by industry
- Having a Permanent profile on an industry-wide database driven by NASSCOM.
- Enhanced credibility of registered and verified information.
- No hassles of repeat background check for each employment.
- Transparent Background Verification Process. Professionals can view their own background check reports.
- Deterrent for competing job applicants with inflated and bloated profiles.
- Present employer company can confirm present employment details and relieving information. Makes processes easier and information more credible.
- Professional will get an access to his / her profile and can update the same.
- Companies can view profile only with his / her permission.
- Professional will know when companies authorised by him / her views the profile.