The report provides critical insights, and outlines actionable recommendations to strengthen the apprenticeship system as a cornerstone of India’s skilling and employment strategy.
- Apprenticeships are formal vocational education and training schemes that combine learning in education or training institutions with substantial work-based learning in companies.
Key Highlights of Report
- Current Status: 51,133 Active Establishments under NAPS (FY 2024–25), and active engagements under NAP grew 27-fold from 2018-19 rising to 9.85 lakh in FY 2024–25.
- Completion rates declined to 25.47% with a high dropout rate of 35.46%.
- Key Challenges
- Policy & Structural Gaps: Multiplicity of schemes, low stipend levels, and lack of standardised certification reduce effectiveness.
- Regional & Industry Disparities: Underutilisation in BIMARU and North Eastern States; low MSME participation due to compliance and ROI concerns.
- Aspirant-Level Barriers: Low women participation (~20%), weak career counselling, and social bias favouring academic pathways.
- Recommendations
- Policy and Systemic Reforms: Establish National Apprenticeship Mission, consolidate apprenticeship portals, seamless mobility between education and skilling pathways.
- Structure and Governance: Introduction of Apprenticeship Engagement Index to benchmark performance, accelerating upgradation of Industry 4.0 aligned ITIs.
- Industry-facing reforms: Deepening MSME participation through cluster-based consortia, promoting a Startup Apprenticeship Programme (SAP) etc.
- Apprentice level support: Improving stipend adequacy, expanding insurance and social security coverage, enable international mobility.
Policy Framework
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