Pillar: Education & Training
West Jaintia Hills trains 427.3 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 95.9% 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 53% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Jaintia Hills, which ranks 7 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 15.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in West Jaintia Hills are in the West Jaintia Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Jaintia Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.