Pillar: Education & Training
Wayanad trains 342.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 20.1% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Higher secondary enrollment (classes 9–12) is 176%, likely reflecting students enrolling from neighbouring areas. Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wayanad, which ranks 15 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 36.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Wayanad are in the Wayanad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wayanad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.