A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Sonitpur has 141.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 29.3 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sonitpur, which ranks 20 of 35 in Assam for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.3%, it sits close to the national mark.