Pillar: Education & Training
Birbhum trains 106.7 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. 46.5% of young women aged 15 to 21 are out of education, behind the typical district. The Jan Shikshan Sansthan focuses non-formal skilling on dropouts and women who need a route back into livelihoods without returning to a classroom.
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 trails the national picture on women in the labour force at 28.8%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the JSS (Jan Shikshan Sansthan) 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.