A cell inside an ITI, polytechnic, or degree college that links students to employers and apprenticeship slots.
Pune places 4,631 apprentices per lakh youth, better than 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 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pune, which ranks 4 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 715.2 and informal workers with any social-security cover at 0%, it sits close to the national mark.