A cell inside an ITI, polytechnic, or degree college that links students to employers and apprenticeship slots.
Gondia places 73.2 apprentices per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Apprenticeship Placement Cell is the administrative engine behind that number, matching trainees to employers.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gondia, which ranks 16 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,246. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.