Pillar: Education & Training
Fatehgarh Sahib has a youth unemployment rate of 13.9%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 80.7%, 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.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 60% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 27% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Fatehgarh Sahib, which ranks 4 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 42.4%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 632.5, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Fatehgarh Sahib are in the Fatehgarh Sahib district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Fatehgarh Sahib youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.