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Nagaland promotes apprenticeship under PM-NAPS

Dimapur, Dec 5 (UNI) As part of the pilot initiative for promotion of apprenticeship in the Northeastern region, the Nagaland employment, skill development & entrepreneurship department organised a state-level campaign on promotion of apprenticeship under the PM-National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (PM-NAPS) at the capital cultural hall in Kohima on Friday.
Addressing the campaign, adviser to labour & employment, skill development & entrepreneurship Moatoshi Longkumer noted that apprenticeship is the beginning of their professional journey, instilling discipline, teamwork, and responsibility that classrooms cannot provide.
“Nagaland has no shortage of talent, but it needs structured opportunities. Apprenticeship bridges this gap,” he said.
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