A cell inside an ITI, polytechnic, or degree college that links students to employers and apprenticeship slots.
Guna places 10.2 apprentices per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Guna, which ranks 27 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 402.1. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.