Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Shopian stands at 13.5%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 45%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Shopian, which ranks 2 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹927.4, while it lags on self-employed workers at 64.2%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Shopian are in the Shopian district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Shopian youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.