Pillar: Education & Training
Faridkot has a youth unemployment rate of 14.5%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 86%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Faridkot, which ranks 23 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats per lakh youth at 1,439.9, while it lags on higher-education enrolment at 17.5%.
What the Career Counselling Cell is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Career Counselling Cell reference. For Faridkot specifically, see the Faridkot district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Faridkot youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.