Pillar: Education & Training
Bilaspur has a youth unemployment rate of 9.3%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 69.8%, close to the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bilaspur, which ranks 4 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 52% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 839.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bilaspur are in the Bilaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bilaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.