Pillar: Education & Training
North 24 Parganas 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.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% 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 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In North 24 Parganas, which ranks 4 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.3 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 57.3% and skilling trainees who get certified at 95.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in North 24 Parganas are in the North 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the North 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.