A coordinator-led cell inside a college, school or career centre that helps you choose courses, exams and careers.
Kottayam has a youth unemployment rate of 7.7%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 87.7%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 88% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 75.6% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,358.2.