Pillar: Education & Training
Gurdaspur has 1,399.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 161.3 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 22% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 14 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 61.1% and skilling trainees who get certified at 95.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Gurdaspur are in the Gurdaspur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gurdaspur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.