Pillar: Education & Training
Bhavnagar has 629.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. Of these, 93.9% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 25% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhavnagar, which ranks 19 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 484 and apprentices per lakh youth at 1,489.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Bhavnagar are in the Bhavnagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhavnagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.