Pillar: Education & Training
Valsad has 7,671.9 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 16.3%, behind the typical district. The Government Polytechnic offers a diploma-level technical route between school and a full degree, feeding directly into apprenticeship and industry roles.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 58% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Valsad, which ranks 1 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 874.9. The district has 43 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Valsad are in the Valsad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Valsad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.