Pillar: Education & Training
Sonitpur trains 301 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 97.3% 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sonitpur, which ranks 20 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 176.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Sonitpur are in the Sonitpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sonitpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.