Pillar: Education & Training
Wardha has a youth unemployment rate of 9.4%, better than the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 73.9%, 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 20% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Wardha, which ranks 12 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 37.2% and ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,468.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Wardha are in the Wardha district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Wardha youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.