Pillar: Education & Training
Kishtwar has 861.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 168.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
88% of registered enterprises are in services while 12% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 8% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kishtwar, which ranks 20 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.2 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 91.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Kishtwar are in the Kishtwar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kishtwar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.