Pillar: Education & Training
Nagapattinam 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.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagapattinam, which ranks 28 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 334.3.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) in Nagapattinam are in the Nagapattinam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagapattinam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.