A privately owned ITI teaching the same DGT trades as a government ITI; run by a society, trust or company.
Balod has 752.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 57.4% sit in government institutes, close to the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. It trails the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 19.3 and apprentices per lakh youth at 4.2.