A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Shahdara has 345 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 1,578.1 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
66% of registered enterprises are in services while 34% are in manufacturing. Only 10% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shahdara, which ranks 11 of 11 in Delhi for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 85.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 88%, it sits close to the national mark.