Pillar: Education & Training
Mayiladuthurai trains 1,278.1 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 96.7% 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.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mayiladuthurai, which ranks 31 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 3.3.
What the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) reference. For Mayiladuthurai specifically, see the Mayiladuthurai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Mayiladuthurai youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.