Mar 15, 2022
By: Vaamanaa Sethi
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...for this half of the year (H1 – January to June 2022) looks very promising, as 72 percent of employers are keen to hire more apprentices this half year than the previous one.
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The latest National Employability through Apprenticeship Program report by TeamLease Skills University reveals that 10 sectors out of 18 in India are showing a positive outlook towards hiring more apprentices from Jan-June 2022 than the last 6 months.
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In the engineering sector, 82 percent of employers are keen on hiring apprentices topping the list, followed by employers in automobiles and ancillaries (74 percent) and employers in retail (70 percent).
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Travel and hospitality at 24 percent to hire the least number of apprentices, followed by electrical and electronics (25 percent) and beauty and wellness (27 percent).
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Among the list of metro cities, Chennai has the highest NAO at 75 percent, followed by Delhi (70 percent) and Bengaluru (62 percent).
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Ahmedabad has the highest NAO at 72 percent in the list of non-metro cities, followed by Kochi (50 percent) and Lucknow (47 percent).
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The report says that technical knowledge, willingness to learn, and remote/hybrid work are the three most important skills employers are looking for while selecting apprentices.
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...COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in the hiring of apprentices.
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