A community institute offering free 2 to 6 month courses in tailoring, beauty, food processing and electrical work.
South West Khasi Hills trains 407.4 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 26% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, better than 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.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 62% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In South West Khasi Hills, which ranks 10 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 39.6 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on women in the labour force at 69.6%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 54.5%.