NEWS
Frankfinn Institute Receives the Award for the “Best Training Partner 2018-19”
Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council organized an event at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 14th November, 2019 to acknowledge the efforts of companies who have outperformed in the field of skilling and training functions. Frankfinn Institute of...
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India seeks to emulate the German vocational training system
Minister of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, K.P. Krishnan has signed an agreement with German Company Siemens and Germany’s ministry of economic cooperation and development (BMZ) with a view to making progressive changes in the Indian education ecosystem. The...
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Component of vocational livelihood into education
Dr. K.P. Krishnan, a senior member of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India at a summit themed “Reimagining the future of Higher Education” emphasized on the importance of integration of various aspects of education with the...
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Best Practices of Performance Appraisal for apprenticeship
Performance appraisal has become one of the critical aspects of workforce management in the corporate world. It is universally used to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the apprentices and employees alike. In organizations where apprentices are trained,...
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Youth employability challenges in India
Young men and women today are subject to extreme market volatility and inflation. This puts them in a dire position of not being able to find their desired employment. Among low and middle-income families, informal employment has come to dominate young people’s...
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Apprenticeship Talks – In conversation with Bhagwan Ippar, Senior HR Executive, Excel Industries Ltd
In a recent Q&A session held under Apprenticeship Talks, we asked Bhagwan Ippar, Senior HR Executive, Excel Industries, various questions regarding building talent in the organization and how the company is benefitting from leveraging apprenticeships. During a...
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Part II – Deconstructing the Apprenticeship Stipend Primer 2019
As the conversations around apprenticeships start getting more intense, we at India Apprenticeship Forum would like to revisit the Apprenticeship Stipend Primer 2019, brought out by NETAP [National Employability Through Apprenticeship Program] and TeamLease Skills...
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Part III – National Initiatives to Promote Quality Apprenticeships in G20 Countries
Welcome back to the continuation from Part I and Part II of our series on the above named ILO report.[i] This time we explore findings and good practices of social partners’ actions, namely employer and worker groups. Responses from India were provided by the All...
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Deconstructing the Apprenticeship Stipend Primer 2019 – Part I
Skill building has taken centre stage what with India’s conundrum around jobs, employment and wages. Often overlooked is the significance of robust data on various skilling metrics or skill indicators without which all good intent is akin to a wild shot in the dark....
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Youth employability challenges in India
Young men and women today are subject to extreme market volatility and inflation. This puts them in a dire position of not being able to find their desired employment. Among low and middle-income families, informal employment has come to dominate young people’s...
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How to benefit from Apprenticeship regulations
Before we dive into the scope of how apprenticeships can benefit organizations, let us understand the correct meaning of the term. Vocabulary.com defines "Apprenticeship as a kind of job training that involves following and studying a master of the trade on the job...
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India joins hands with Germany to strengthen its skill agenda
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed two major agreements with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany recently. One DoI was with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for Cooperation in the...
read moreResearch
7 common misconceptions about apprenticeship
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of apprenticeship? Is it cheap labour, manual work, low wages or alternate education for students who are not regular school-goers? If you are a Recruitment/Talent Acquisition or an HR professional, you...
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Lack of Awareness on apprenticeship and reforms in hiring benchmarks
Why is Apprenticeship not a widespread phenomenon in India? The primary Apprenticeship model has had limited success due to a rigid 52-year-old law. With periodic revisions and amendments as recent as Sept 2019, the law has been updated with new schemes and...
read more How to benefit from Apprenticeship regulations
Before we dive into the scope of how apprenticeships can benefit organizations, let us understand the correct meaning of the term. Vocabulary.com defines "Apprenticeship as a kind of job training that involves following and studying a master of the trade on the job...
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How to get a dream career even without a degree
Those who are very good with certain specific technical skillset like welding, plumbing, electrical work and so on can still earn a 5 digit salary! Wow! Isn’t that amazing?
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Apprenticeship programs at Atkins
If you would like to pursue your dream of solving complex technical problems or would like to bring about change in the society through scientific means whether or not you are an engineer then Atkins is the place for you.
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BT Group believes in apprenticeships
Andy Palmer, BT Group Head of Skills, talks about the importance of having apprenticeship training in order to hone the skills of employees
read moreNEWS
Frankfinn Institute Receives the Award for the “Best Training Partner 2018-19”
Tourism and Hospitality Skill Council organized an event at the India International Centre, New Delhi on 14th November, 2019 to acknowledge the efforts of companies who have outperformed in the field of skilling and training functions. Frankfinn Institute of...
India seeks to emulate the German vocational training system
Minister of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, K.P. Krishnan has signed an agreement with German Company Siemens and Germany’s ministry of economic cooperation and development (BMZ) with a view to making progressive changes in the Indian education ecosystem. The...
Component of vocational livelihood into education
Dr. K.P. Krishnan, a senior member of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India at a summit themed “Reimagining the future of Higher Education” emphasized on the importance of integration of various aspects of education with the...
Youth employability challenges in India
Young men and women today are subject to extreme market volatility and inflation. This puts them in a dire position of not being able to find their desired employment. Among low and middle-income families, informal employment has come to dominate young people’s...
Vocational training as an alternative education system
The current educational system in India is theory-based and does not emphasize nurturing practical 'on-the-job' skills. Vocational training on the other hand targets developing specific skill sets in people in which expertise can be gained with hands-on practice and...
ARTICLES
Best Practices of Performance Appraisal for apprenticeship
Performance appraisal has become one of the critical aspects of workforce management in the corporate world. It is universally used to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the apprentices and employees alike. In organizations where apprentices are trained,...
Youth employability challenges in India
Young men and women today are subject to extreme market volatility and inflation. This puts them in a dire position of not being able to find their desired employment. Among low and middle-income families, informal employment has come to dominate young people’s...
Apprenticeship Talks – In conversation with Bhagwan Ippar, Senior HR Executive, Excel Industries Ltd
In a recent Q&A session held under Apprenticeship Talks, we asked Bhagwan Ippar, Senior HR Executive, Excel Industries, various questions regarding building talent in the organization and how the company is benefitting from leveraging apprenticeships. During a...
7 common misconceptions about apprenticeship
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of apprenticeship? Is it cheap labour, manual work, low wages or alternate education for students who are not regular school-goers? If you are a Recruitment/Talent Acquisition or an HR professional, you...
Summer placements at B-schools – Engineering colleges witness heightened activity
This year the B-schools and Engineering colleges have witnessed higher participation from first-time recruiters for summer placements for internships along with an increased stipend as compared to last year. "Several indicators currently point to the likelihood...
CASE STUDIES
Part II – Deconstructing the Apprenticeship Stipend Primer 2019
As the conversations around apprenticeships start getting more intense, we at India Apprenticeship Forum would like to revisit the Apprenticeship Stipend Primer 2019, brought out by NETAP [National Employability Through Apprenticeship Program] and TeamLease Skills...
Part III – National Initiatives to Promote Quality Apprenticeships in G20 Countries
Welcome back to the continuation from Part I and Part II of our series on the above named ILO report.[i] This time we explore findings and good practices of social partners’ actions, namely employer and worker groups. Responses from India were provided by the All...
Deconstructing the Apprenticeship Stipend Primer 2019 – Part I
Skill building has taken centre stage what with India’s conundrum around jobs, employment and wages. Often overlooked is the significance of robust data on various skilling metrics or skill indicators without which all good intent is akin to a wild shot in the dark....
Leveraging the Power of Apprenticeships – A NETAP Event
India Apprenticeship Forum and NETAP Take Centre Stage The National Employability through Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) and the India Apprenticeship Forum (IAF) partnered to organise a felicitous interactive discussion on “Leveraging the Power of Apprenticeships for...
Do Employers See ROI in Apprenticeships?
‘For each dollar spent on apprenticeships, how many dollars are returned to the investor—the employer, the trainee, the government program, the union, or whoever paid for apprenticeships?’ ROI as a percentage seeks to answer the question, ‘Why should I hire...
POLICY
Youth employability challenges in India
Young men and women today are subject to extreme market volatility and inflation. This puts them in a dire position of not being able to find their desired employment. Among low and middle-income families, informal employment has come to dominate young people’s...
How to benefit from Apprenticeship regulations
Before we dive into the scope of how apprenticeships can benefit organizations, let us understand the correct meaning of the term. Vocabulary.com defines "Apprenticeship as a kind of job training that involves following and studying a master of the trade on the job...
India joins hands with Germany to strengthen its skill agenda
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has signed two major agreements with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany recently. One DoI was with the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for Cooperation in the...
Skill Training – indispensable to job excellence
Labour resource or workforce management has been ranked as the most critical business activity for seven years consecutively by 2019 Research Gate study on HRM. Training your workers can be an all-consuming activity, costing you both time and resources. Before you go...
What Job Creation Needs in India
With a new government at the helm, all eyes are turned towards making India the Skill Capital of the world and reaping benefits from the huge demographic dividend the country is blessed with. From Skill India to Digital India, a plethora of skilling initiatives were...
RESEARCH
7 common misconceptions about apprenticeship
What is the first thought that comes to your mind when you think of apprenticeship? Is it cheap labour, manual work, low wages or alternate education for students who are not regular school-goers? If you are a Recruitment/Talent Acquisition or an HR professional, you...
Lack of Awareness on apprenticeship and reforms in hiring benchmarks
Why is Apprenticeship not a widespread phenomenon in India? The primary Apprenticeship model has had limited success due to a rigid 52-year-old law. With periodic revisions and amendments as recent as Sept 2019, the law has been updated with new schemes and...
How to benefit from Apprenticeship regulations
Before we dive into the scope of how apprenticeships can benefit organizations, let us understand the correct meaning of the term. Vocabulary.com defines "Apprenticeship as a kind of job training that involves following and studying a master of the trade on the job...
Making organizations more effective with employee empowerment
Employee empowerment – this two-word phrase has a lot of strength and power in it. In simple words, it is a strategy and philosophy of an organization that gives its employees leverage to make decisions in their respective roles. It is a powerful strategy for an...
Dropout students as the focus of corporates
35% of Indian students are school dropouts. Of an initial enrolment of 100 students, on an average, only 70 finish school in India. While the number of students in the elementary education level is high (94), many drop out during the secondary level (with 75 left)....
VIDEOS
How to get a dream career even without a degree
Those who are very good with certain specific technical skillset like welding, plumbing, electrical work and so on can still earn a 5 digit salary! Wow! Isn’t that amazing?
Apprenticeship programs at Atkins
If you would like to pursue your dream of solving complex technical problems or would like to bring about change in the society through scientific means whether or not you are an engineer then Atkins is the place for you.
BT Group believes in apprenticeships
Andy Palmer, BT Group Head of Skills, talks about the importance of having apprenticeship training in order to hone the skills of employees