Pillar: Education & Training
South 24 Parganas has 269.1 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.
71% of registered enterprises are in services while 29% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In South 24 Parganas, which ranks 13 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 83.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.6%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in South 24 Parganas are in the South 24 Parganas district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the South 24 Parganas youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.