Pillar: Education & Training
Birbhum has 544 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 75.2% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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 skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 106.7 and apprentices per lakh youth at 64.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.