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CS Executive · Setting Up of Business, Industrial and Labour Laws · The Apprentices Act, 1961

Kavita, aged 17, wishes to undergo apprenticeship training in a designated trade at Sundaram Engineering Ltd. Under the Apprentices Act, 1961, what must be done before she is engaged as an apprentice?

Because Kavita is a minor, her guardian must enter into a contract of apprenticeship with the employer before she is engaged in a designated trade. The Act makes this contract a precondition to engagement; registration by the Apprenticeship Adviser comes afterwards.

  1. AHer guardian must enter into a contract of apprenticeship with the employerCorrect
  2. BShe must first obtain a termination order from the Apprenticeship Adviser
  3. COnly an oral understanding with the employer is required
  4. DThe employer must wait for the Apprenticeship Adviser to register a contract before engaging her

Explanation

Section 4(1) says no person shall be engaged as an apprentice in a designated trade unless the person, or the guardian if the person is a minor, has entered into a contract of apprenticeship with the employer. Kavita is a minor, so her guardian signs. Registration follows the contract and does not precede engagement.

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