A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Kachchh has 647.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 727.8 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 13% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 51% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kachchh, which ranks 14 of 33 in Gujarat for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 93.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.3%, it sits close to the national mark.