Pillar: Education & Training
Howrah has 298.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 1,304.4 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 49% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 40% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Howrah, which ranks 2 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 69.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Howrah are in the Howrah district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Howrah youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.