Pillar: Education & Training
Uttar Dinajpur has 286.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 94.4% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 9% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Uttar Dinajpur, which ranks 21 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 40.7 out of 100. It trails the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 77.5 and apprentices per lakh youth at 45.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Uttar Dinajpur are in the Uttar Dinajpur district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Uttar Dinajpur youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.