A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Dantewada has 501.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 323.9 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dantewada, which ranks 3 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.2 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 58.3% and skilling trainees who get certified at 98.6%, it sits close to the national mark.