Pillar: Education & Training
Ambala trains 251 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, close to the typical district. Of those trained, 93% 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.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 30% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ambala, which ranks 18 of 22 in Haryana for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,451.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Ambala are in the Ambala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ambala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.