Pillar: Education & Training
Kolkata 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.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 25% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 48% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 50% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kolkata, which ranks 1 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 59.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 86.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.3%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Kolkata are in the Kolkata district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kolkata youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.