Pillar: Education & Training
Kinnaur trains 1,809.1 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 83.4% go on to get certified, behind 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 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 43% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kinnaur, which ranks 7 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 895.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Kinnaur are in the Kinnaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kinnaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.