Pillar: Education & Training
Fatehgarh Sahib trains 65.6 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 36.6% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
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 trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 37.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) 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.