A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Kinnaur has 1,307.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 188 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kinnaur, which ranks 9 of 12 in Himachal Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.9 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%, while it lags on skilling trainees who get certified at 83.4%.