Pillar: Education & Training
Chhota Udepur trains 142.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 56.2% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 42% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chhota Udepur, which ranks 23 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.4 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 91.1% and women in the labour force at 49.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Chhota Udepur are in the Chhota Udepur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chhota Udepur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.