Pillar: Education & Training
Balasore has 1,936.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 11.6% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Balasore, which ranks 16 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 217.4. On apprentices per lakh youth at 227.8, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Balasore are in the Balasore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Balasore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.