The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in line with the Prime Minister’s vision to make India skill Capital of the world, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yashaswi Academy for Skills. With an objective to expand the number of apprentices in India, the MoU was signed between Vishwesh Kulkarni, president, Yashaswi Academy for Skills and Rajesh Agrawal, joint secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, said: “Our aim is to expand the number of apprentices in India by taking necessary steps required to motivate today’s youth as well as employers to participate in the programme. We’ve recognised the apprenticeship programme as part of our skill initiative to increase and improve training for Indian youths and help them attain better jobs.”
In order to make things simpler for the industry as well as the youth, a web-based apprenticeship portal was recently launched to bridge the gap between students and industry where all companies would be required to publish their trade-wise requirement of apprentices. Apprentices would also be encouraged to apply online. This will enable the beginning of the online interaction among apprenticeship applicants, companies and the Government. Companies are also encouraged to publish their apprenticeship requirement on this portal instead of submitting tedious returns and will be easier for the Government to extract data directly from the web portal.
Various studies have proven that given the hands-on focus during apprenticeship, the industry directly benefits from enhanced skill workforce. The return on investment is very short and which helps industry build a safe, professional and fully qualified workforce. Government also see major benefits as compared to a large number of skilling schemes which they have in the country, the effectiveness of apprenticeship system is very high.