National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme-2: Features, Objectives

 

NAPS-2 is the second phase of the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme.

It aims to promote apprenticeship training by encouraging establishments to engage apprentices and by providing government support towards apprenticeship-related costs.

The programme is important for:

  • Skill development

  • Industry-linked training

  • Employability

  • School-to-work transition

  • Bridging the skills gap.

Key Pointers

  • Full form → National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme-2

  • Focus → Apprenticeship and industry-based skill development.

  • Linked to → Apprentices Act, 1961

  • Apprenticeship combines theoretical instruction + practical on-the-job training.

  • Important for India's Skill India ecosystem.