Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Bengaluru Urban stands at 6.3%, better than the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 50.5%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 74% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bengaluru Urban, which ranks 1 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 65.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹1,179 and self-employed workers at 25.5%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Bengaluru Urban are in the Bengaluru Urban district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bengaluru Urban youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.