Pillar: Education & Training
Giridih trains 127.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 45.9% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind 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.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Giridih, which ranks 21 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 56.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Giridih are in the Giridih district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Giridih youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.