A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Balod has 752.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 4.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Balod, which ranks 5 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.7 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 57.4% and skilling trainees who get certified at 100%, it sits close to the national mark.