National Apprentice
4/20/2024
MUSKAN TANWAR
PVT.LTD.
SCHERDEL PERFECT SPRINGS
TABLE OF CONTEN
1. National Apprenticeship Training Scheme…………………………
2. Objectives of NATS…………………………
3. Key Features of NATS…………………………
4. Benefits of NATS …………………………
5. Eligibility and Requirements for Employers…………………………
Eligibility requirements
Enrolment
6. Third party NATS Training Agency…………………………
National Apprenticeship Training Scheme
The Indian Government is looking to increase the number of apprentices from around 14 lakhs in 2022 to 50
lakhs in a few years. This is an ambitious goal, one that demands that employers cooperate and work with the
government to achieve it. Employers are opening to the idea of apprenticeship in India, and it is becoming just
as popular a concept as internship.
NATS
NATS stands for National Apprenticeship Training Scheme. It was instituted by the Government of India
in 2006 to give students fresh out of college the opportunity to go in for apprenticeship, learn skills that will
serve them for a lifetime and get ahead in their career.
Objectives of NATS
Not all training that is received in college is useful and such training generally does not let you be job ready.
The main objective of the NATS training program is to provide skill training to help people find jobs in the
formal sector and vocational skill training for jobs in private institutions. The other objectives of the National
Apprenticeship Training Scheme in India are:
1. To enable employers to develop skilled manpower to meet future challenges posed by technological or
regulatory changes.
2. To generate job opportunities that are sustainable for marginalized communities, aligning them to
office jobs, with preference given to women and those engaged in traditional roles.
3. To create jobs and self-employment for youth, catalyzing entrepreneurship and improving wages.
Key Features of NATS
There are several features that set the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme apart as a one-of-a-kind and
very innovative apprenticeship training scheme. Let us look at some of the main features now:
1. The scheme provides a period of 1 year to observe the performance of the candidate before
making them regular full-time employees.
2. Through the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme, the government pays back the
employer 50% of the minimum payment that must be made to the apprentices for their services.
3. The training scheme ensures that there is no shortfall of manpower in the organization to
accomplish the tasks.
4. The scheme allows establishments to address even future requirements for human resources.
5. Designated trades are offered by the Government and optional trades by private institutions.
Under this scheme, both optional and designated trades have been addressed.
6. If an establishment is operating its business in several states of India, then it can operate on a
national basis.
Benefits of NATS
NATS is beneficial in several ways. Some of the key benefits of the NATS training program are:
1. Employers can address problems with skill gaps, making sure that there aren’t any in the
organization.
2. Employers enrolled with NATS training are exempt from EPF and ESI contributions.
3. A proactive workforce is created through skill development, becoming an asset to the
organization.
4. The cost of hiring comes down rapidly, as apprentices trained through the program start
contributing immediately.
5. If the apprentices do not perform to satisfactory levels, then the employer is not committed to
employ them.
6. The observed attrition rates after an apprenticeship training program are also low, as apprentices
tend to stay loyal to the company.
7. Helps project your brand is one that cares about the local population and wants to engage with
them.
Eligibility and Requirements for
Employers
An initial eligibility assessment is done before the enrolment happens at a system for the National
Apprenticeship Training registration. The employer must have a valid mobile number to receive the OTP. The
enrolment details are sent to the email ID, so it is necessary to provide a valid email ID as well.
Eligibility requirements
The documents required for eligibility are:
1. Incorporation Certificate.
2. PAN/TAN
3. Last year’s IT returns.
4. Internal committee’s findings regarding any issue of sexual harassment.
5. Total hands employed in on-roll, contractual, and full-time roles etc.
6. Training module for apprentices on a yearly basis.
7. Brief info regarding the establishment (<1MB size).
8. Mobile number to receive OTP.
9. Email ID to receive all the relevant details.
Note: All documents must be attested by an authority and office seal must be placed on all of them.
Enrolment
After reading the enrolment guidelines clearly, the establishment must then initiate the enrolment process with
the eligibility documents ready. They will be asked a series of questions for which they would need to provide
inputs.
The establishment must then provide each document required to prove their eligibility. An internal committee
is also required which must inform the National Apprenticeship Training registration team about any sexual
harassment in the company.
There must also be a structured apprenticeship training module. If the company lacks one, then it will lead to
delays in NATS enrolment. In the company info space, the employer needs to mention the workplace address
and the headquarters and the corporate office locations.
Third party NATS Training Agency
Once you have decided to enroll for NATS, you must then find the right NATS training agency. Finding the
right NATS training agency is quite a task. This will take up quite a bit of your time and you may still not find
the right one. Your apprenticeship training journey should ideally begin with Alp. For the NATS scheme, there
are four ways in which Alp Consulting can assist you.
1. Submission of contract on behalf of the employer on the National Apprenticeship Training
Scheme
2. Posting the details of returns on behalf of the employer.
3. Submission of attendance details of each apprentice on the payroll.
4. Request for reimbursement from the government for each apprentice.
5. Following all formalities of trade apprentice.
Conclusion
When you think of apprenticeship as an employer, it always seems like a good idea, but if you do not have the
capacity to train or the time to do so, you are left with wondering what to do. Here’s where a third party NATS
training provider can be an asset for your organization. They will help serve as the mediator between your
organization and the government and work to get things done for you. Alp Consulting could be the agency you
need. If you are looking to find a no-compromise, assured, and speedy solution to your NATS training
conundrum, we at Alp Consulting are here to help!
