Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Coimbatore stands at 15.4%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 40.5%, behind the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
68% of registered enterprises are in services while 32% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Coimbatore, which ranks 5 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹836 and self-employed workers at 20.8%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Coimbatore are in the Coimbatore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Coimbatore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.