A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Saharsa has 215 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 11.8 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 36% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Saharsa, which ranks 14 of 38 in Bihar for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.1 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 55.5% and skilling trainees who get certified at 90.5%, it sits close to the national mark.