Pillar: Education & Training
South 24 Parganas has 269.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 83.1% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. 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 156.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.