Pillar: Education & Training
Koraput trains 174.5 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. Of those trained, 94.9% 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.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% 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 33% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Koraput, which ranks 14 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,287.7.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Koraput are in the Koraput district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Koraput youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.