Pillar: Education & Training
Kathua has 590.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 562.6 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than 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 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 15% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kathua, which ranks 5 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.3 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Kathua are in the Kathua district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kathua youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.