Pillar: Education & Training
Kishtwar has 861.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 100% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 1,427.3, while it lags on apprentices per lakh youth at 168.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.