Pillar: Education & Training
Goalpara trains 596.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 96.4% 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.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Goalpara, which ranks 29 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 112.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Goalpara are in the Goalpara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Goalpara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.