Pillar: Education & Training
South West Garo Hills trains 766.2 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 99.6% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 33% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Garo Hills, which ranks 10 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 37.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in South West Garo Hills are in the South West Garo Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South West Garo Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.