Pillar: Education & Training
North 24 Parganas has 298.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 57.3% sit in government institutes, close to 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 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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 1,304.4, while it lags on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 104.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.