Pillar: Education & Training
Kathua trains 619.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 24% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kathua, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 42.8%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Kathua are in the Kathua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kathua youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.