Pillar: Education & Training
Dhanbad trains 105.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 35.2% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 46% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 10% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhanbad, which ranks 5 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 26.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Dhanbad are in the Dhanbad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhanbad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.