Pillar: Education & Training
Youth unemployment in Namakkal stands at 15.6%, behind the typical district. The youth labour force participation rate is 51.8%, better than the typical district. The Model Career Centre exists to place young jobseekers against this gap.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Namakkal, which ranks 15 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on average daily wage for regular work at ₹785.6 and self-employed workers at 35.3%. On informal workers with any social-security cover at 0.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Model Career Centre in Namakkal are in the Namakkal district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Namakkal youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.