Dear Sir/Madam, What are all the major Advantages and Disadvantages of Apprenticeship implementation to IT industry? please help me to get some major points.
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In any industry, whether IT or non-IT, engaging apprentices will be regarded as an approval to take away some rights of employees conferred under labor laws. In the case of technical persons like Turners, Welders, Machinists, etc., undergoing training of one or two years in continuation of their ITI program is acceptable. However, when the system of apprentice training was extended to other sectors by including Optional Trades, the system started getting misused. Earlier, there were designated trades only, and the employers could not take trainees as they wished and then put them under the Apprentice Act. Now, we have optional trades which allow us to engage trainees under any job. An IT company can engage Software Engineers as Apprentices and put them in regular work, paying a salary which can easily be less than what others should be paid. Moreover, there is no need to pay PF, ESI, and Bonus. The period of apprentice training will not be considered as a service period and, therefore, it will not be counted for gratuity if the trainee is absorbed later on.
It is true that skill development should be given priority, and we should participate in the run for skill development. If you have a facility to train a few people, that should be used. This is a fact with reference to all industries, including IT. However, in practice, this will not work. Many employers are such that they will expect a return even from a trainee. There are many employers who actually run their business with trainees. I personally know a few companies where the number of trainees is more than their regular employees. This includes Housekeeping trainees, security guard trainees, and even Attender trainees! Due to ignorance or fear of losing a job, nobody objects. As such, I don't find any merit in apprenticeship in IT companies.
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4483It is true that skill development should be given priority, and we should participate in the run for skill development. If you have a facility to train a few people, that should be used. This is a fact with reference to all industries, including IT. However, in practice, this will not work. Many employers are such that they will expect a return even from a trainee. There are many employers who actually run their business with trainees. I personally know a few companies where the number of trainees is more than their regular employees. This includes Housekeeping trainees, security guard trainees, and even Attender trainees! Due to ignorance or fear of losing a job, nobody objects. As such, I don't find any merit in apprenticeship in IT companies.
From India, Kannur
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