Pillar: Education & Training
Hoshiarpur has 1,286.3 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 216.7 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hoshiarpur, which ranks 9 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.3 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 57.4% and skilling trainees who get certified at 94.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
What the Government ITI is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Government ITI reference. For Hoshiarpur specifically, see the Hoshiarpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Hoshiarpur youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.