Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Bhandara stands at 11.2%, close to the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 45.5%, close to the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
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 average daily wage for regular work at ₹780.7 and self-employed workers at 42.2%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre 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.