Pillar: Education & Training
Gurdaspur has 1,399.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 61.1% sit in government institutes, close to the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 161.3. On skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 250.3, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.