Pillar: Education & Training
Panchmahal trains 103.2 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 57.5% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 54% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Panchmahal, which ranks 21 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 68.3%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 86.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Panchmahal are in the Panchmahal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Panchmahal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.