Pillar: Education & Training
Kapurthala trains 444.1 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. 36.2% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, close to 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 13% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kapurthala, which ranks 19 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 23.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 93.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) in Kapurthala are in the Kapurthala district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kapurthala youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.