Take advantage of the Government NATS Apprentice Scheme to grow your business and boost profits
TankhaPay can help your organisation implement the NATS Apprentice Program, enabling you to save on employee costs and drive growth.
Benefits to Employers
Deployment Model
Employer and Candidates' Registration
TankhaPay will register the business and candidates on the Apprenticeship portal.
Coverage for Employers
Post-registration, min. 2.5% of workforce to be selected through ACT. Max. is 15%
Mapping of curriculum
Payroll for Candidates
Candidates will be on the Employer's payroll as apprentices; TankhaPay will run the program for them.
Training Period
Minimum: 6 Months, Maximum: 3 Years
Age Bracket
20 years min
Education Qualification
Graduates Eng. & Non-Eng./Diploma Holders in Eng.
Trades
Designated trades as per Apprentices Act & optional trades available
Winding up Clause
As the Act is made mandatory by the Govt. It cannot be wound up. Once registered, a minimum quota of 2.5% is needed to be maintained within the workforce.
Frequently Asked Questions
NATS, or National Apprenticeship Training Scheme is an initiative by the Government of India to provide practical, hands-on experience to fresh graduates and diploma holders.
Companies with more than 4 employees are eligible to get registered in NATS. It is mandatory for companies with more than 30 employees and optional for companies with 4-29 employees. When it comes to candidates, eng. and non-eng. graduates and diploma holders in engineering, aged 18-27 are eligible.
NATS benefits employers by reducing employee expenses, as employer does not have comply with statutory, labor law or min wage compliance, gets incentives from government and can claim stipend paid to apprentices under CSR.
NATS is mandatory for companies with a headcount of 30 or more employees, and optional for companies with 4-29 employees.
A company can engage apprentices equivalent to 2.5% to 15% of its total workforce under NATS.