India, Australia sign deal to mutually recognise educational skills, qualifications

Recently, India and Australia agreed upon a framework mechanism for mutual recognition of educational and skill qualifications to ease the mobility of students and professionals between the two countries.

The agreement was signed following a bilateral meeting between Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and his Australian counterpart Jason Clare, who is on an official tour to India till March 5, 2023. The agreement is part of the commitment made at the second India-Australia virtual summit held on March 21 last year, wherein the Prime Ministers of both the countries decided to establish a joint task force for mutual recognition of qualifications.

The Union Education Ministry, in a statement, said a task force was accordingly set up comprising senior officials of education and skills ministries and regulators on both sides.