Skill India Initiative by Ministry of Railways – Training of Apprentices
Targets training of 30 thousand Apprentices in its 16 Zonal Units and 7 Production Units
13 FEB 2018
As part of Skill India initiative, Ministry of Railways has been
contributing in a big way to provide training to Apprentices in various
disciplines training in categories like Fitter, Turner, Machinist,
Welder, Painter, Carpenter, Electrician, Refrigerator and AC Mechanic,
Mechanic (Motor Vehicle/Diesel) etc., since long. Ministry of Railways
has kept a target of training of 30 thousand Apprentices in its 16 Zonal
Units and 7 Production Units.
For the year 2017-18, about 26,000 training slots for Apprenticeship
training have been notified. This is in addition to over 4000 persons
already undergoing training in various establishments. An Employment
Notification has been issued earlier in the week for recruitment of
62,907 staff in Level 1 pay scale and out of these, apprentices trained
in Railway establishments will be given preference to the tune of over
12,000 vacancies which is in line with the recent amendments made in the
Apprentices Act, 1961
With a large set up of Workshops and Production Units, Indian Railways
has been in the forefront of implementation of the Apprentices Act,
1961. Railway Workshops have been imparting Apprentices. A large number
of Apprentices were turned out from these Workshops and Production Units
every year who were certified and granted the NCVT (National Council
for Vocational Training) Certificate, making them employable for jobs in
industry as well as for posts in Railways. In this way, the Indian
Railways is contributing to Skill India.
Railway recognizes that skill development of the labour force is an
important component of development of Human Resources. It is crucial for
the industrial development of the country. Skill training imparted
through formal institutions alone is not sufficient to make the labour
force fully skilled. This needs to be supplemented by training in the
actual work place.
Apprentices’ Training consists of Basic Training and On-the-Job
Training/Practical Training at workplace. Basic training is an essential
component of apprenticeship training for those who have not undergone
any institutional training/skill before taking up on-the-job
training/practical training. It counts for 20-30% of overall duration of
Apprenticeship Training. The component of on-the-job training is
performed and undertaken in the establishment itself.
Source : PIB
