Pillar: Education & Training
Birbhum has 544 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 64.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Birbhum, which ranks 23 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 75.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Birbhum are in the Birbhum district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Birbhum youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.