Chandigarh, 16th
October 2019: A State level function was organized at the U.T. Guest House
today by the Directorate of Technical Education, UT, Chandigarh to celebrate
the concluding function on account of Apprenticeship Pakhwara programme in
Chandigarh as per the directions of the Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Govt of India.
Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta,
Principal Secretary Home cum Principal Secretary Technical Education, UT,
Chandigarh urged the local units of Industry to come forward in engaging
Apprentices in their establishments/ organisations. He stated that
Chandigarh Administration aspires to create such an enabling environment for
the apprentices and the industries where there is a mutual benefit sharing and
also the compliance of the provisions of the Apprenticeship Act 1961.
Shri Sachin Rana, State
Apprenticeship Advisor, Chandigarh urged the Private Organisations as well as
Govt. / Semi Govt. organizations, to offer the Apprentices the opportunities to
get themselves trained on the actual Shop floor and real world scenario. He
highlighted that Apprentices Act need to be implemented in letter and spirit
and as per the provision of the Act, all the organisations must deploy at least
2.5 per cent Apprentices in their manpower, to train and also to create gainful
employment for the young Apprentices.
A number of
activities/programmes were organized during the Apprenticeship Pakhwara in
Chandigarh and students from I.T.Is., Polytechnics, Colleges and Schools were
engaged to make them aware about the details of the Apprenticeship Act,
1961.
During this function, a
number of stakeholders were also present and they agreed to implement the
aforesaid Apprenticeship Act in their respective establishments and help the
trainees to enter in skill eco-system as Apprentices. Representatives from
Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Govt. of India were also
present and gave valuable inputs about the recent amendments made in the
Apprenticeship Act, 1961.
The Chandigarh State
Apprenticeship Advisor will be making efforts to make it obligatory in the
Govt. Organizations to engage Apprentices in the offices of UT Chandigarh
Administration.
In the end, best
establishments like Chandigarh Transport Undertaking, JW Marriot Chandigarh and
Hyatt Regency and others, were facilitated for their encouraging contribution
along with the students who were winners in various competitions i.e. Quiz,
Poster, Slogan Writing, etc. organized during the Apprenticeship Pakhwara week
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