RI Centres

Development of human resource is crucial for the industrial development of any nation. Up-gradation of skills is an important component of Human Resource Development. Training imparted in institutions alone is not sufficient for acquisition of skills and needs to be supplemented by training at the workplace. The Apprentices Act, 1961 was enacted with the prime objective to utilize fully the facilities available in industry for imparting practical training with a view to meeting the requirements of skilled manpower for industry. Initially, the Act covered the apprenticeship training for the trade Apprentices and subsequently amended in 1973, 1986 and 2014 to bring the Graduates, Technician, Technician (Vocational) and Optional Trade Apprentices respectively under its purview.

OBJECTIVES

Apprentices Act, 1961 was enacted with the following objectives :-

To regulate the programme of training of apprentices in the industry so as to conform to the syllabi, period of training etc. as laid down by the Central Apprenticeship Council; and
To utilise fully the facilities available in industry for imparting practical training with a view to meeting the requirements of skilled manpower for industry.

Categories of apprentices

There are five categories of apprentices:

Trade apprentices
Graduate apprentices
Technician apprentices
Technician (Vocational) apprentices
Optional trade apprentices

Coverage

It is obligatory on the part of employers having manpower strength 30 or more and having requisite training infrastructure as laid down in the Act, to engage apprentices.
Employer shall engage of apprentices in a band of 2.5% to 15% of total manpower strength of the establishments including contractual staff.
The total engagements of apprentices in the band with of 2.5% to 15% include all categories of apprentices engaged by establishment.

STIPEND

Sl No	Category	Prescribed minimum amount of stipend
1	School pass outs ( class 5^thclass 9th)	5,000 per month
2	School pass outs ( class 10^th)	6,000 per month
3	School pass outs ( class 12^th)	7,000 per month
4	National or State certificates holder	7,000 per month
5	Technician (Vocational) apprentice or Vocational certificate holder or sandwich course (students from diploma institutions)	8,000 per month
6	Technician apprentices or diploma holder in any stream or sandwich course (students from degree institutions)	8,000 per month
7	Graduate apprentices or degree apprentices or degree in any stream.	9,000 per month

RELATED INSTRUCTION CENTRES/OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT APPRENTICESHIP ADVISOR

Slno	Name of the Office	Address	Telephone	E-mail
1	R I Centre Chackai	The Training Officer, RI Centre Chackai, Beach PO. 695 007 Thiruvananthapuram Dist.	0471 2501867	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2	RI Centre Kollam	The Training Officer, RI Centre Kollam ITI Chandanthope Campus Chandanathope 691014	0474 2713332	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
3	ITI , Chenneerkara	The Principal, Govt ITI Chenneerkkara, Chenneerkkara PO. 689 517 Pathanamthitta Dist.	0468 2258710	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
4	RI Centre Alappuzha	The Training Officer, RI Centre Alappuzha 3rd Floor Civil Station Alappuzha Dist	0477 2230124	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
5	RI Centre Kottayam	The Training Officer, RI Centre Kottayam, 4th Floor, Mini Civil Station Thirunakkara PO. 686 001 Kottayam Dist	0481 2561803	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
6	ITI, Kattappana	The Principal Govt ITI Kattappana, Kattappana PO. 685 508 Idukki Dist.	0486 8272216	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
7	RI Centre Kalamassery	The Training Officer, RI Centre Kalamassery, HMT Colony PO 683 503 Ernakulam Dist	0484 2555866	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
8	RI Centre Thrissur	The Training Officer, Room 107& 108 Civil Station, Ayyanthole Thrissur Dist	0487 2365122	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
9	RI Centre Palakkad	The Training Officer, RI Centre Palakkad, ITI Malampuzha Campus. 678 651 Palakkad Dist	0491 2815761	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
10	ITI , Areacode	The Principal, Govt ITI Areacode, Chemrakkattoor PO. 673 639 Malappuram Dist.	0483 2850238	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
11	RI Centre Kozhikode	The Training Officer, RI Centre Kozhikode, Malikkadavu PO. 673 010 Kozhikode Dist.	0495 2370289	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
12	ITI , Kalpetta	The Principal, KMM Govt ITI Kalpetta Wayanad	0493 6205519	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
13	RI Centre Kannur	The Training Officer, RI Centre Kannur, Kannur PO 670 001	0497 2704588	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
14	ITI , Kasargod	The Principal, Govt ITI Kasaragod, Vidyanagar PO. 671 123 Kasaragod Dist	0499 4256440	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.