Pillar: Education & Training
Kakinada trains 62.2 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 40.7% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kakinada, which ranks 15 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 39%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 98.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) reference. For Kakinada specifically, see the Kakinada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Kakinada youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.