Pillar: Education & Training
Sagar trains 667 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 97.3% 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 55% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 60% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Sagar, which ranks 27 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 56.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Sagar are in the Sagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Sagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.