Pillar: Education & Training
West Khasi Hills trains 120.8 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind 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 44% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In West Khasi Hills, which ranks 4 of 12 in Meghalaya for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 47.2% and class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 27%. On formal-sector jobs at 8.2% and pupils per teacher at 20.3:1, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 2,614 registered enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in West Khasi Hills are in the West Khasi Hills district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the West Khasi Hills youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.