Pillar: Education & Training
Bathinda has 1,420.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 1,112.4 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Bathinda, which ranks 20 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 25.3%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Bathinda are in the Bathinda district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Bathinda youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.