National Apprentice Promotion Scheme

(NAPS) implementation for STT courses

Objective Target Eligibility*

To achieve 50 lakh apprentices Apprenticeship target of • All candidates certified under

Program Structure Financial Support Technology Enabled

• Consists of two parts • Basic training cost limited to INR • All approvals to be enabled
• Basic Training 7,500 through NAPS portal
• On-the-Job-Training/Practical • 25% of prescribed stipend subject • Online portal for administering
Training at workplace in the to a maximum of INR 1,500 per the implementation of the
industry month Apprenticeship Training to address
• Basic training upto 500 hours/3 the requirements of all key
months stakeholders
• Basic training should account for
20-30% of overall duration of
Apprenticeship Training.
* He/she has completed 14 years of age and fulfils other requirements of the Apprentices Act, 1961.
 Key Stakeholders in NAPS
Employer is any person/entity who Basic Training Provider (BTP) is an entity An apprentice is a person who has made
has business in any trade or who has the facilities for imparting basic contract of apprenticeship with the
occupation. training to apprentices. employer for apprenticeship training
under the Act.

The employers interested to avail the The different types of BTPs are as follows Apprentices can be engaged from the
benefits of the scheme must fulfil the (Under Consideration): following categories:
following: ▪ All PMKKs & Selected PMKVY Centres ▪ All candidates certified under PMKVY
▪ Any TP Uploaded on SMART ▪ Any NSQF aligned course with NAPS
▪ Employer shall engage apprentices ▪ Selected NSDC funded TP mapping
in a band of 2.5% to 10% of the ▪ Industries/establishments with in- ▪ Any course proposed by Industry
total strength of the establishment house basic training facilities.
▪ Employers must register on the ▪ BTP set up/supported by Industry
apprenticeship portal. clusters
Monetary Benefits: Stipend for first year
BTPs interested to avail the benefits of the would be seventy percent of minimum
scheme must fulfil the following: wage of semi-skilled workers notified by
the respective state or union territory with
▪ Approval from concerned entity 10% year on year increment for the next
▪ BTP must be registered on the two years
apprenticeship portal
Implementation Structure of NAPS by NSDC
Role of NSDC – To execute the following in co-ordination with
SSCs and ICCIs
▪ Identification of sectors & job roles in which apprenticeship can be made compulsory and optional respectively
▪ Development of swift, dynamic and high speed versatile ‘Apprenticeship Portal’
▪ Syncing of existing NSDC MIS with Apprenticeship Portal in order to have inventory of available apprentices
▪ To act as a monitoring unit and oversee the activities performed by Sector Skill Councils and ICCIs
▪ Deployment and disbursement of fund
▪ Undertake apprenticeship promotions
▪ Coordinating online examination for apprentices
▪ Monitoring the trend of progress of apprenticeship training
▪ Extending support to all stakeholders with dedicated call centers to resolve queries and carryout advocacy print and
electronic media
▪ Developing and publishing various guidelines related to different processes of apprenticeship training
▪ Maximize engagement of employer and candidates towards apprenticeship training
 Modes of Training Delivery under STT
Embedded mode: Apprenticeship (on-the-job training with the employer) shall be made compulsory as part of the short-
term course curriculum. The candidates can undertake basic training and on-the-job training either simultaneously or one
after the other, in accordance with the arrangement between employer and SSC/ training partner.

Top up mode: Apprenticeship (on-the-job training) shall be offered in sequential mode with various courses. Candidates
can opt for the apprenticeship training after completion of the course.

New Portal to enable Apprenticeship for all the 253 PMKVY job roles
List of QPs ready for implementation immediately
QP Pairs
NSQF NSQF
S. No. Sector QP1(PMKVY) Name QP2 Name
Level Level
Tourism and
1 3 Home Delivery Boy Food and Beverage Service Steward 4
Hospitality
Tourism and
2 3 Home Delivery Boy Counter Sale Executive 4
Hospitality
Tourism and Meeting Conference and Events
3 4 Travel Consultant 5
Hospitality Planner
Tourism and Housekeeping Attendant Manual
4 3 Room Attendant 4
Hospitality Cleaning
Tourism and
5 4 Travel Consultant Ticketing Consultant 5
Hospitality
Tourism and
6 4 Multi Cuisine Cook Commi 1 5
Hospitality
Tourism and
7 4 Commis Chef Commi 1 5
Hospitality
8 Retail 3 Trainee Associate Sales Associate 4
 List of QPs ready for implementation
Embedded
S. No. Sector QP Name
1 Retail Retail Team Leader
2 Retail Distributor Salesman
3 Retail Seller Activation Executive
4 Tourism and Hospitality Food and Beverage Service Trainee
5 Tourism and Hospitality Trainee Chef
6 Tourism and Hospitality Front Office Trainee
7 Logistics Packer (Warehouse)
8 Logistics Material Handler (Warehouse)
9 Logistics Storage & Inventory Executive (Warehouse)
10 Logistics Warehouse Executive (Receiving & Dispatch)
11 Logistics MHE Maintenance (Warehouse)
12 Logistics Data Feeder (Warehouse, Land Transportation & Courier)
13 Logistics Outbound & Gateway Operations Executive – Land Transportation
14 Logistics Hub / Branch Operations Executive – Land Transportation
15 Logistics Sales Executive - Courier
Documentation & Claims Management Executive – (Warehouse, Land Transportation &
Logistics
16 Courier)
17 Logistics Order Processing Executive - Ecommerce
18 Logistics Reverse Logistics Executive - Ecommerce

The 12 courses listed above for Logistics SSC will be with high demand, they already have 25 Courses approved by DGT
Majority of SSCs have started on aligning Industry with
Apprenticeship Scheme
Few Activities being undertaken by SSCs are listed below

Beauty & Wellness: Identified 16 Companies namely Enrich, YLG, Bapu Nature, Nail Spa, Arthi Salon & Spa, ISAS, Christine
Valmy, VLCC, JCKRC/JSWE, Labournet, Naturals, Lotus Herbals, Alps, Biotique, Cavin Care and Orane with a potential of
30,000 in 4 Job roles

Logistics: Conducted Industry meet in Delhi & Bangalore and aggregated 1,200 apprentices from 9 companies

PwD: Three employers Lemon Tree, SRS Logicare Pvt LTD and CMCorps Integrated Services Pvt Ltd have expressed interest to
hire apprentices

Agriculture: Major tractor manufacturers like John Deere, New Holland and Sonalika have shown interest for alignment to
NAPS for Tractor Operator which may translate to Tractor Mechanic and Custom Hiring Agent job role

Retail & Tourism SSCs: Both SSC have aligned over 20 employers each for immediate roll out of NAPS in their sector
Draft Press advertisements

TV Commercial for NAPS is also being developed