Goa Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Training Scheme, 2021

Goa State cabinet approved the Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Training scheme on February 17, 2021. Under this scheme all the apprentices under Apprentices Act, 1961 will be covered for additional training. This scheme will be beneficial for the apprentices across the state. This scheme tends to empower the youth and make them industry ready. It will be implemented though the Goa Human Resource Development Corporation (GHRDC). Currently the scheme is planned for 1 year with a scope for expansion based on results.

Scheme Overview:

Objectives and Benefits:

• The main objective of the scheme is to make the apprentices industry ready
• It tends to provide additional training to the apprentices across the state
• This scheme will cover all the categories of apprentices
• It aims at empowering the youth thereby making them eligible for various sectors of the economy
• This scheme will tend to shape the skilled as well as unskilled youth across the state
• It will contribute to the economic development of the state in the long run

Scheme Details:

• On February 17, 2021 the Goa state cabinet headed by CM Pramod Sawant, approved Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Training Scheme, 2021
• This scheme will be applicable to all the apprentices in the state
• This scheme will be implemented by the Goa Human Resource Development Corporation (GHRDC)
• This scheme will be in force for 1-year
• All the skilled as well as unskilled apprentices will be provided additional training and exposure under this scheme
• It tends to make the apprentices industry/ market ready thereby increasing the chance of employ-ability
• It will lead to skill development and improve the overall personality of the apprentices
• This scheme aims at empowering youth in the state thereby contributing to the overall economic development of the state