Pillar: Education & Training
Vellore has a youth unemployment rate of 13.7%, behind the typical district. The district's secondary enrolment rate is 75.6%, better than the typical district. The Career Counselling Cell sits at this junction, steering students toward further study or work before they fall out of either.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vellore, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on higher-education enrolment at 51.9%. On ITI seats per lakh youth at 677.6, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Career Counselling Cell in Vellore are in the Vellore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vellore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.