Can Head Office be given the liberty to engage an equal number of apprentices in the Manufacturing Units?

Dear Colleagues,

1.0 - As per the Apprentices Act, Every employer should ensure the number of apprentices should not be less than 2% of the total strength of the establishment and not more than 15%. If a Head Office is having around strength of 1200 in various categories, please suggest how to comply with the Act.

2.0 - Can Head Office be given the liberty to engage an equal number of apprentices in the Manufacturing Units attached to it instead of the Head Office?

I think that we cannot engage apprentices in an industry under the Apprentices Act,1961 in any field of activity other than the designated trade as notified under the Act.
The ratio is with reference to the total strength of employees in the designated trade only.