Pillar: Education & Training
Kakinada has 794.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 28.1% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 80% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kakinada, which ranks 15 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 133.9, while it lags on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 62.2.
What the Private ITI is required to do, who runs it and how to find one are in the Private ITI reference. For Kakinada specifically, see the Kakinada district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). The Kakinada youth opportunity scorecard carries the full district picture.