Pillar: Education & Training
Sirmaur has 2,429.2 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district's higher-education enrolment rate is 29.3%, better than 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.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 11% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 41% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sirmaur, which ranks 3 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,499.9. The district has 31 colleges.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government Polytechnic in Sirmaur are in the Sirmaur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sirmaur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.