(a) the details of National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS);
(b) whether the Government proposes to implement the said scheme to impart employment related training to the students of Arts, Science and Commerce streams;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the duration of course in terms of years; and
(d) the number of students imparted training under the said Scheme in Uttar Pradesh?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
(SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)
(a)National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS) is a central sector scheme implemented by Ministry of Education through four regional Boards of Apprentices/Practical Training (BoAT/BoPT) located at Mumbai, Kanpur, Chennai and Kolkata in the country. The objective of the scheme is to provide a course of training in any industry/establishment to freshly pass out engineering graduates, diploma holders, graduate in General Streams like B.A, B.Sc & B.Com and students studying degree and diploma level courses in sandwitch programme of engineering. The scheme is operated as per “The Apprentices Act, 1961” and “The Apprenticeship Rules, 1992”.
(b) & (c) Yes Sir. The duration of apprenticeship under this scheme ranges from a minimum period of six months to three years.
(d)The number of students imparted training under the NATS scheme in Uttar Pradesh during last three years are as follows:
2018-19 4326
2019-20 4284
2020-21 3330