HRD Minister Smriti Irani launches Web Portal to promote National Apprenticeship Training

Updated on: Monday, September 14, 2015

On September 10, the HRD Minister Smriti Irani launched the national web portal to promote national apprenticeship scheme. This scheme is aimed at people who have a graduate degree, hold a diploma, have cleared their 10+2 or hold vocational certificates. It aims to provide opportunities for practical training.

The HRD Minister Smriti Irani, in a statement, said that, "This web portal will now ensure seamless connectivity with all stakeholders, including students, establishments and technical institutions across the country for transparent administration through e-governance."

HRD Minister Smriti Irani also added that the portal, through the mechanism of internal complaints committee, would also offer security for women at workplace and ensure grievance redressal for the apprentice. It will also provide a multilingual platform which currently engages with the user in four languages, which are-Bengali, Marathi, Hindi and Tamil.

HRD Minister Smriti Irani also asked the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) to come together to expand the outreach and exposure, especially for the students of Class 11 and 12. A logo and a slogan "Sashakt Yuva, Samarth Bharat" was also released for the portal. The HRD ministry implements the apprenticeship training scheme for one year through board of apprenticeship training and board of practical training at Kanpur, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. 

More Education news

• Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has scrapped the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) pattern
• All the universities affiliated to the University Grants Commission (UGC) has to implement 'Online Admission System' for all the programmes
• Jammu and Kashmir is going to come up with smart classrooms by March next year
• More than 800 schools are yet to upload their Nursery Admission criteria
• Higher Studies are being preferred more by female Students
• Placement begins in IIT Kharagpur: first phase of placements witnessed 1,220 job offers by 282 recruiters
• Youngsters Enrollment for Higher Education increases
• All Central Universities to get Wi-Fi Connectivity soon
• APJ Abdul Kalam's birth anniversary will be celebrated as 'Reading Inspiration Day' every year : Maharashtra Government
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai to train 2 million android developers in the near future
• CBSE refused to return objection fee for AIPMT Exam held on May 3
• CBSE books will be available on Online:Announced by Human Resource Minister (HRD) Minister, Smriti Irani
• IIM, Lucknow to collaborate with Harvard Business School (HBS) to offer Elective Course
• Commission (UGC ) has asked universities to recognise the CBSE-offered computer programmes from the upcoming session
• Disabled Indian Girl wins New Zealand Award: Awarded for outstanding achievements of New Zealanders with disabilities
• CBSE schools teach Yoga:15,000 CBSE - affiliated schools in India and across more than 25 countries teach Yoga
• CBSE announced an Expression series programme on freedom fighter Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
• Government reveals that over 8 lakh Engineering seats vacant in Country
• Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Smriti Irani talks on global rankings of Indian institutions
• No Paper admit cards will be issued for civil services main Exam