The Government of India vide notification has amended the Apprenticeship Rules, 1992. These rules may be called the Apprenticeship (Amendment) Rules, 2019. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette i.e. 25th September’2019. As per the amendment there are certain changes made applicable or omitted. The highlights of the notification are as below:-
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- The employers having four or more workers shall only be eligible to engage apprentices and engagement of apprentices by establishment having thirty or more number of workers shall be obligatory.
- The period of apprenticeship training for optional trade shall be a minimum of six months to a maximum of three years.
- Every apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in an establishment shall be a trainee and not a worker. The provisions of any law with respect to labour shall not apply to or in relation to such an apprentice.
- Within a financial year, each establishment shall engage apprentices in a band of 2.5 per cent. to 15 per cent. of the total strength of the establishment including contractual staff, subject to a minimum of 5 per cent. of the total to be reserved for fresher apprentices and skill certificate holder apprentices.
- In no month, number of apprentices should be less than 2 per cent. of the total strength of the establishment and more than 18 per cent. of the total strength of the establishment.
- The minimum rate of stipend payable to apprentices per month shall be as per the qualifications stipulated in the curriculum.
- An establishment can engage apprentices of age eighteen and above in normal working hours of the establishment. Apprentices under the age of eighteen shall be engaged in such training between the hours of 8.00 am and 6.00 pm. Any relaxation in the same shall be approved by the Apprenticeship Adviser.
