Pillar: Education & Training
Dhar trains 397.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 95.3% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 43% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 46% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Dhar, which ranks 49 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 3,518.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Dhar are in the Dhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Dhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.