Apprenticeships under NAPS
Dreamweave helps establishments set up and run apprenticeship programs under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, so you meet the legal mandate and build a pipeline of trained talent at the same time.
What NAPS is
The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme is a Government of India scheme, launched on 19 August 2016, that gives financial support to establishments running apprenticeship training. Dreamweave helps companies put the scheme in place and keep it running smoothly.
Why it matters
If your establishment has a workforce of 30 or more, counting regular and contract employees together, you are required to run apprenticeship programs covering 2.5% to 15% of that workforce every year. So apprenticeships do two useful things at once. They keep you compliant with the mandate, and they give you a structured, supported way to build trained entry-level talent for your own operations.
At a glance
- Government of India scheme, launched 19 August 2016
- Mandatory for establishments with 30+ regular and contract employees
- 2.5% to 15% of the workforce each year
- Basic Training plus On-the-Job Training
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Ready to plan your program?
Tell us your headcount and trades, and we'll map out what your apprenticeship obligation looks like and how to meet it.
Talk to usFrom obligation to a working program.
We put the scheme in place for you and stay with it, so the compliance side is handled and you get people you have trained yourself.
Map your obligation
We look at your headcount, regular and contract together, and work out the apprentice band you need to cover for the year.
Shape the trades
We help you choose Designated Trades notified by the Government, or Optional Trades built around the skills your business actually needs.
Run the training
Apprentices go through Basic Training, then On-the-Job Training at your workplace, learning the trade by doing the real work under supervision.
Keep it running
We stay with the program so it keeps meeting the scheme's requirements as your workforce changes.
Two parts to every apprenticeship
Under a contract of apprenticeship, training comes in two parts. Together they take a fresher from the classroom to the shop floor.
Basic Training
Theoretical instruction plus practical or lab work for the trade. This stage matters most for freshers who have not had institutional or skill training before. It teaches them to handle instruments, machinery and equipment on their own before they move to the shop floor.
On-the-Job Training (OJT)
Practical training at your own workplace, where apprentices learn the trade by doing the real work under supervision.
Two categories under the Apprentices Act, 1961
Designated Trades
Trades notified by the Government for apprenticeship training.
Optional Trades
Any other trade or course an establishment chooses to run under the Act. That means you can build a program around the skills your business actually needs.
Who can be an apprentice
Apprenticeships are open to people at the start of their working life and to those still studying. Eligible categories include:
- ITI pass-outs
- Graduates and diploma holders
- Pass-outs of NSQF-aligned courses, including PMKVY and DDUGKY
- Dual-learning-mode trainees
- Students pursuing graduation or diplomas
- Fresh apprentices
Want to be an apprentice?
We would be glad to hear from you. Send a short note about your education and interests to hr@dreamweave.in.
Email hr@dreamweave.inTell us what your workforce needs.
Describe the roles you need to fill or the work you'd like to hand over, and we'll come back with a clear, practical proposal.
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