A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Muzaffarpur has 720.6 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 32.1 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 45% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Muzaffarpur, which ranks 12 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.2 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 16.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.5%, it sits close to the national mark.