Pillar: Education & Training
Ganderbal trains 4,203 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 93.9% 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.
57% of registered enterprises are in services while 43% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ganderbal, which ranks 3 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 88.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Ganderbal are in the Ganderbal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ganderbal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.