Pillar: Education & Training
Purba Bardhaman has 666.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 89.1 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 52% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 17% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Purba Bardhaman, which ranks 10 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 49.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.8%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Purba Bardhaman are in the Purba Bardhaman district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Purba Bardhaman youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.