Sharing his views on the trajectory of the NETAP program, Sumit Kumar, Vice President – NETAP, TeamLease Skills University, said, "At TeamLease very early in our journey we realised that in India, lack of job opportunities was not a major problem, instead the dearth of skilled talent was. One of the most effective method to address this issue is apprenticeships. Traditionally both the perception and acceptance for this model was not very high. Today with our conscious efforts, by linking apprenticeship with higher education and offering degree apprenticeships, we have been able to move the needle. Not only have candidates become more forthcoming towards apprenticeships but even companies have consciously increased their apprentice hiring as they have realised the merits of this model to build a robust talent pipeline for the future."