Pillar: Education & Training
Kanyakumari trains 278 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, close to the typical district. Of those trained, 95.6% go on to get certified, close to the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 7 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 353.9.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Kanyakumari are in the Kanyakumari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanyakumari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.