Pillar: Education & Training
Ferozepur trains 1,122 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 96.2% 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Ferozepur, which ranks 16 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 313.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Ferozepur are in the Ferozepur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Ferozepur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.