Pillar: Education & Training
Jalpaiguri has 252.8 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 285.6 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Jalpaiguri, which ranks 8 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 92.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Jalpaiguri are in the Jalpaiguri district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Jalpaiguri youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.