Pillar: Education & Training
Vadodara trains 52.7 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.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vadodara, which ranks 3 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.7% 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 Vadodara are in the Vadodara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vadodara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.