National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme-2
State: Central
Ministry: Ministry Of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship
Department: null
Category: Skills & Employment, Social welfare & Empowerment, Business & Entrepreneurship
Beneficiary Type: Individual

To promote apprenticeship training in the country, by providing partial stipend support to the apprentices engaged under the Apprentice Act, 1961, undertaking capacity building of the apprenticeship ecosystem, and providing advocacy assistance to the stakeholders.

Benefits:
Under the scheme, training will be imparted in Designated Trades (DT) and Optional Trades (OT).
**A. Designated Trades (DT)**

  - Designated Trade means any trade or occupation or any subject field in engineering or non-engineering or technology or any vocational course which the Central Government. 
  - Duration of apprenticeship training in DT for Industrial Training Institutes‟ (ITIs) pass-out candidates will ordinarily be one (1) year. 
  - Duration of apprenticeship training in DT for fresher / non-ITI pass-out candidates will ordinarily be two (2) years.
  - In case of DT, notified through the Gazette, the duration of basic training will be as per the approved course.

**B. Optional Trades (OT)**

  - Optional Trade means any trade or occupation or any subject field in engineering or non-engineering or technology or any vocational course as may be determined by the employer. 
  - Duration of apprenticeship training for OT will be six (6) months, nine (9) months, and twelve (12) months. 
  - In case of OT, basic training will be embedded in the course duration of apprenticeship. It will be of minimum two (2) weeks duration before the OJT and will focus on orientation/ induction into the establishment.

**Other important facts:-**
**1. Stipend Support**
Partial stipend support by GoI under NAPS-2 will be limited to 25% of stipend paid, up to a maximum of ₹ 1,500/- per month, per apprentice during the training period through DBT to the apprentices‟ bank account.
**2. Fund flow mechanism** 
Establishments pay at least 75% of the stipend to apprentices and GoI pays 25% of the stipend, up to a maximum of ₹ 1,500/- per month per apprentice. Partial stipend support by GoI will be transferred directly in the bank account of apprentice through DBT via PFMS.
**3. Minimum Rate of Stipend Payable to Apprentices per Month**
The minimum rate of stipend payable to apprentices per month as per Rule 11 of the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992 and Amendments (up to 2019) is as follows:

  - School pass-outs (Class 5th – Class 9th) - ₹ 5,000/-
  - School pass-outs (class 10th) - ₹ 6,000/-
  - School pass-outs (class 12th) - ₹ 7,000/-
  - National or State Certificate holder - ₹ 7,000/-
  - Technician (vocational) apprentice or Vocational Certificate holder or Sandwich Course (Students from Diploma Institutions) - ₹ 7,000/-
  - Technician apprentices or Diploma holder in any stream or Sandwich Course (Students from Degree Institutions) - ₹ 8,000/-
  - Graduate apprentices or Degree apprentices or Degree in any stream - ₹ 9,000/-

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Eligibility:
1. Minimum age for an apprentice is 14 years, and 18 years for designated trades related to hazardous industries, as per Section 3(a) of the Apprentices Act, 1961. 
   1. Apprenticeship training is primarily a transition from academia to workplace, and therefore, to avail partial stipend support by the Government, at the time of registration the upper age limit should be 35 years. 
   1. Candidates from skill development programmes such as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY), National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM), Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), etc. will be encouraged to take up apprenticeship training to enhance their skills and employability. 
   1. Establishments will be able to issue a contract only to those candidates who have updated their Aadhaar numbers and completed e-KYC on the apprenticeship portal.

Application Process:
[Online]
Step 1: Visit the official page of the Apprenticeship Portal, i.e., https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in/ 
Step 2: Click on Login/Register and choose from the listed options, i.e., as Candidate, Establishment, Third Party Aggregator, Basic Training Providers, etc.
Step 3: Entering mobile number and email ID, one gets registered on the portal to apply for the scheme.
Step 4: New candidate registration on the apprenticeship portal will only be completed once a candidate has entered his/her Aadhaar number and completed the e-KYC.
Step 5: Mobile OTP based authentication will be mandatory for all candidates.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Card
Documents required as per selected Trade