A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Chittoor has 924.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 678 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Chittoor, which ranks 12 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 53.1% and skilling trainees who get certified at 95.7%, it sits close to the national mark.