Pillar: Education & Training
Botad trains 296.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, close to the typical district. Of those trained, 94.8% 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.
64% of registered enterprises are in services while 36% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Botad, which ranks 13 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,204.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Botad are in the Botad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Botad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.