A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Surguja has 431.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 23.6 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
84% of registered enterprises are in services while 16% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 66% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Surguja, which ranks 18 of 33 in Chhattisgarh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.7 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 63.4% and skilling trainees who get certified at 95.3%, it sits close to the national mark.