Tag: Apprenticeship

The National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS), launched in August 2016, aims to promote apprenticeship training in the country by providing stipend support to the apprentices, undertake capacity building of the apprenticeship ecosystem and provide advocacy assistance to support rapid growth. Further, the objectives of the NAPS are as under: (i)         To develop skilled manpower for the industry by promotion of on-the-job experiential training. (ii)        To encourage establishments to enrol apprentices by sharing partial stipend support to the apprentices. (iii)       To provide up-skilling opportunities for candidates who have undergone short-term skill training. ... Read more

With a welding certificate from Antelope Valley College in hand, Edward McKee found a job at BYD’s Lancaster bus and coach factory in 2016. Now BYD and AVC have helped him sharpen his skills and build a career in the green technology industry. He already had a good job building bus frames, which allowed him to buy his first home, but McKee was given an opportunity to train in an apprenticeship program created through a partnership between BYD, SMART Local 105, and Antelope Valley College. “It’s a stepping stone for me,” McKee said of the apprenticeship program. “Knowledge is power ... Read more