45% of India Inc keen to hire apprentices in July-December: Report
- ByStartupStory | September 10, 2021
Around 45 percent of employers in India are keen on hiring apprentices in the present half of the year (July to December) to scale back the talent hole and offset the workforce shortage due to the pandemic, according to a survey report. According to the ‘Apprenticeship Outlook Report for H2 2021′ by the National Employability by Apprenticeship Program from TeamLease Skills University, round 45 per cent of the employers surveyed are keen on hiring apprentices from July to December, which signifies a 4 percent improve in the intent in contrast to the January-June interval. The report additionally revealed that about 64 percent of employers are keen to additionally improve their present apprentice consumption, which is six per cent extra as in contrast to January-June 2021. The Apprenticeship Outlook Report is predicated on a survey performed throughout 14 cities and 18 main sectors amongst 833 corporations. “This year (2021) has been rewarding for apprentices despite the economic concerns caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The positivity in the ecosystem that we saw in the first half of the year, with 41 per cent employers keen on hiring apprentices, continues in H2 as well,” TeamLease Skill University Vice-President (NETAP) Sumit Kumar stated.
This total vigour in the ecosystem hints at the truth that extra employers are realising the potential of apprenticeships, he famous.
“In our nation, expertise deficit has been a serious concern for the trade, however over time, apprenticeships have performed a pivotal function in addressing the talent and employability disaster.
“On the one hand, apprenticeships have enabled employers to create a relevant and productive workforce; and on the other hand, apprenticeships have empowered the youth with skills, channelised them towards formal employment, and enhanced their employability and livelihood,” he stated.
The report additionally confirmed that out of the 18 sectors analysed in the report, 17 sectors have proven to have an optimistic web apprenticeship outlook (NAO). Manufacturing and engineering (68 percent), retail (58 percent) and vehicle and ancillaries (58 percent) are the highest sectors hiring apprentices.
The report stated ‘manufacturing and engineering’ can be one of the classes that has recorded the strongest a 13 percent development as in contrast with the earlier half-year interval. From a metropolis perspective, the report discovered that each metro and non-metro cities have been optimistic on the apprenticeship indicator, whereas some of the non-metros appear to exhibit the next intent to hire apprentices.
Lucknow (79 percent) and Ahmedabad (69 percent) appear to be faring higher than the metros, it stated. Among the metros, Chennai (65 percent) and Delhi (58 percent) are essentially the most promising areas for apprentices, it added.
The foremost cause for the optimistic uptick for apprenticeship is to scale back the talent hole (30 percent), to offset the workforce shortage due to the pandemic (29 percent) and to make recruitment extra cost-efficient (26 percent), it acknowledged. When it comes to gender desire, employers have expressed desire (36 percent) for males and (32 percent) for ladies’ candidates in July-December 2021, in contrast to males (43 percent) and girls (23 percent) throughout July-December 2020, it stated. Agriculture and manufacturing industries have the next highest desire for ladies (33-34 percent every) than for males’ candidates (29 percent and 28 percent, respectively), it stated.
Men are most well-liked in cities like Indore (56 percent), Bengaluru (23 percent), Lucknow (42 percent), the report acknowledged. Delhi (29 percent) and Kolkata (45 percent) are extra tilted in the direction of ladies’ employees. However, Mumbai (43 percent) and Hyderabad (45 percent) have emerged as leaders with no gender desire, the report added.
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