A Rural Self-Employment Training Institute giving rural youth one to six week courses, with food and lodging covered.
Kolar disburses ₹73,184 in small business loans per lakh population. The district trains 232.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling, behind the typical district. The Rural Self Employment Training Institute prepares rural youth to use credit like this to start their own enterprise.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kolar, which ranks 7 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on self-employed workers at 50.6%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 62.1%. On women-owned enterprises at 29.5% and young people in the labour force aged 15 to 29 at 45.1%, it sits close to the national mark.