The Lure Of Apprenticeship


An apprenticeship is an arrangement in which a trainee learns a trade by while working with an experienced person, usually under a written or unwritten agreement. The trainee is called an apprentice.

Advantages of Apprenticeship

·       Provides you with exposure to the real work environment.
·       Equips you with job-specific relevant skills, bridges the gap between education and employment.
·       Improves your confidence and employability quotient even though you join as a trainee.
·       Pays you in the form of a stipend to learn and gain practical work experience.
·       Enhances your future career prospects.
Apprenticeship training serves as a means for creating skilled manpower for the industry, making use of the available training infrastructure of companies without additional financial strain for investment in training facilities

Employing apprentice

Companies also have multiple benefits if they hire anapprentice.  Employing apprentice means having manpower eager to learn.  They get trained according to business needs. There is saving in cost as you can get work done from the apprentice during the apprenticeship in lieu of a nominal stipend. Also with the attrition rate on the rise, losing trained manpower also adds to losses for the company. Also, the company can decide whether to have full time, part time apprentices depending on its business needs.

Apprentice Online Registration 

Any person being an Indian citizen, above the age of 14 years and not enrolled for full-time school or college, can undergo an apprenticeship program. To become an apprentice,registration at the appropriate center is a must.
National ApprenticeshipPromotion Scheme’ (NAPS), an initiative by the Government of India aims to impart skills to a sizeable population of Indian youth. The Government has agreed to lighten the burden on the employers by contributing a share in the stipend to be paid and the training costs that would be incurred. The empowerment of youth can happen via the acquisition of new skills and a network has to be established to support them and for that Government of India has partnered with some companies to promote NAPS.

There are a plethora of apprenticeshipjobs in varied fields. Careers to begin with an apprenticeship are many ranging from lab assistants, technicians in various fields including architecture, computer, tourism, health and safety, journalism etc. Many manufacturing companies provide ITI(Industrial Training Institute) apprenticeships that provide an opportunity for ITI students to get trained and acquire the practical job skills under experts.

Once you register on their websites for apprenticeship programs, your profile is shared with other agencies and companies.  You may get shortlisted against vacancies available. You can check out the latest apprenticeshipvacancies on the registered website.

Once you are selected for an internship, a legal contract is signed between the apprentice and the company after mutually agreeing to the terms and conditions of the apprenticeship. There is an initial probation period. This period lets you, the apprentice and the employer familiarise with the arrangement and decide whether it should continue further.

Experience the world of apprenticeship, and reap rich dividends.



                                  

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