A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.
Thane trains 85.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 32.7% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 89% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thane, which ranks 3 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.3 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 31.7%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 93.7%, it sits close to the national mark.