A cell inside an ITI, polytechnic, or degree college that links students to employers and apprenticeship slots.
Daman places 429 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 26% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Daman, which ranks 1 of 3 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 285.7. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.