10.     Related instruction of apprentices-

 

(1)     ¹[A  trade apprentice]   who   is   undergoing   practical  training  in  an establishment shall, during the period of practical training,  be given a course of related instruction  (  which  shall  be appropriate to the trade) approved by the Central  Government  in consultation with the Central Apprenticeship Council, with a view to giving ²[the trade apprentice] such theoretical knowledge as he needs in order to become fully qualified as a skilled craftsman.

(2)     Related  instruction shall be imparted at the cost of the appropriate Government but the employer shall, when so  required, afford all facilities for imparting such instruction.

(3)      Any time spend  by  ³[a  trade  apprentice]  in  attending classes  on  related  instruction shall be treated as part of his paid period of work.

⁴[(4)   In case of trade apprentices who, after having  undergone a  course  of institutional training, have passed the trade tests conducted by the National Council or have passed the trade  tests and  examinations  conducted  by  a  Board  or  State  Council of Technical Education or any  other  authority  which  the  Central Government  may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf, the related instruction  may  be  given  on  such reduced or modified scale as may be prescribed.

(5)      Where any person has,  during  his  course  in  technical institution,   become   a   graduate  or  technician  apprentice, ⁵[technician   (vocational)    apprentice]    and    during    his apprenticeship  training  he  has to receive related instruction, then, the employer  shall  release  such  person  from  practical training  to receive the related instruction in such institution, for such period as may be specified by the Central Apprenticeship Adviser or by any other person not below the rank of an Assistant Apprenticeship Adviser authorised by the  Central  Apprenticeship Adviser in writing in this behalf.]

 

 

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1.     Sub. by Act 27 of 1973.

2.     Sub. by Act 27 of 1973.

3.    Sub. by Act 27 of 1973.

4.    Ins. by Act 27 of 1973.

5.     Ins. by Act 41 of 1986 (w.e.f. 16-12-1987).