Pillar: Education & Training
Guntur trains 535.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 88.8% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 62% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Guntur, which ranks 3 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,501.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Guntur are in the Guntur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Guntur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.