Apprenticeships 2.0 – A national imperative

Recognising the pivotal role of apprenticeships as an industry-led, application-oriented, effective mode of formal training, the current government launched the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) in 2016 with an outlay of ?10,000 crores-the highest pecuniary scheme for skill building in India in seven years. Why was it done? Extensive international research has found almost panacea-like qualities in apprenticeships…Read more