A coordinator-led cell inside a college, school or career centre that helps you choose courses, exams and careers.
Kollam has a youth unemployment rate of 35.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 90.1%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 90% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kollam, which ranks 6 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 33.5% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,446.9.