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ODEPC

Government of Kerala recruitment company in Thiruvananthapuram that recruits Indian nurses and other workers for overseas employers, including hospitals.

Category
Healthcare staffing and workforce
Country
India
Head office
Thiruvananthapuram
Founded
1977

What it supplies

ODEPC, Overseas Development and Employment Promotion Consultants Ltd, is a Government of Kerala undertaking established in 1977 to promote overseas employment for Indian nationals, especially people from Kerala. It is registered under the Companies Act, operates under the Kerala Department of Labour and is registered with the Ministry of External Affairs. The company describes itself as the first public sector recruitment agency in India.

Its healthcare work includes nurse recruitment programmes, listed on its site as Work-in Health for nurses recruited to Germany and Aurora for nurses recruited to Belgium. Testimonials on the site refer to nurses placed with NHS hospitals in the UK. Alongside recruitment, ODEPC runs training, travel, tours and study abroad services.

Products and services

  • Overseas recruitment
  • Work-in Health: nurses recruitment to Germany
  • Aurora: nurses recruitment to Belgium
  • Training
  • Travel and tours
  • Study abroad

Regulatory status

Regulatory status of ODEPC
Regulator, mark or certificateStatus as stated
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of IndiaIt is also registered with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India.

As stated by the supplier or the regulator named. Not checked with the regulator by The Healthcare Daily.

Sources

Details are taken from the pages listed below. Listing last checked 17 October 2026.

  1. ODEPC: home page
  2. ODEPC: Contact us

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