India now has a very liberal apprenticeship regime - very similar to German and Swiss Vocational Educational Trainings. National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) is incentivizing the corporates to train and hire apprentices even in non-technical/service/staff level jobs by reimbursing 25% stipend per month per candidate (up to INR 1500/-), in turn helping them meet their long-term workforce requirement by creating a pool of skilled manpower across different sectors. NAPS will directly link the Job Roles to Jobs to create a mutual value addition spiral for the candidates (skills levels) and the employer (business income)
