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Indians continue to take upskilling route for jobs

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May 04, 2024

MORE and more Indians are arming themselves with skilling and up skilling courses under the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme to secure better jobs, with the program witnessing a 26 percent jump in enrollment in 2023-24 compared to the previous year, officials said Friday.

Indians continue to take upskilling route for jobs

The scheme, launched in 2016, saw an enrollment of 35,333 people in 2018-19. In 202324, the figure reached 931,406. In 2022-23, the total number of apprentices registered was 738,704. Maharashtra registered the maximum number of enrolments in the scheme. The state saw an impressive enrolment of 263,239, followed by Tamil Nadu with 101,519.

The other states include Gujarat (83,611), Karnataka (78,497), and Uttar Pradesh (71,378). "This staggering increase represents a significant Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 74.76% over the five years," the officials added.

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