Pillar: Education & Training
Namakkal trains 564 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, better than the typical district. Of those trained, 95.5% 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.
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 trails the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 147.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the PMKK (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra) 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.