Monthly Archives: March 2019
Engaging Employers Locally
World-over there has been a steadily growing interest in apprenticeships as a path to employment and increasing skills in youth.
Not surprising, given that around...
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...
Role of Quality Assurance in TVET
Quality assurance in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is an indisputable pillar of a robust apprenticeship and skills based ecosystem. However, quality...
Part I – ILO report – National Initiatives to Promote Quality Apprenticeships in G20...
Even with rising education levels many countries continue to grapple with a dual employment problem of how to skill youth and how to ensure...
The 3Es Vital for India’s Economic Progression
The 3Es Vital for India’s Economic Progression
As India continues its jobs and unemployment debate, with new statistics and rhetoric at every stage, what are...
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...
10 Lakh placed under Skill India Mission – 34 Lakh trained
Skill India Mission achieves 34 lakh candidates trained, 10 lakh are placed
More than 10 lakh trainees out of 33.93 lakh candidates under Skill India...
Removing Barriers for Employers to Engage in Apprenticeships
This is a follow on from our earlier blog Barriers to Engaging in Apprenticeships- Employer Perspective.
We saw that constraints to participating in apprenticeships are...
Barriers to Engaging in Apprenticeships – The Employer Perspective
The Indian MSME (micro, small and medium enterprise) sector is a huge untapped market for apprenticeships. The Fifth Economic Census estimates 20,62,124 MSMEs in...
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...
