A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Korba has 346.8 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 99.7 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Korba, which ranks 8 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 73.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 90.9%, it sits close to the national mark.