Pillar: Education & Training
Bhandara has a youth unemployment rate of 11.2%, close to the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 78.1%, 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.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bhandara, which ranks 20 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 31.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,738.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Bhandara are in the Bhandara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bhandara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.