Pillar: Education & Training
Kupwara has 294.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 16.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 47% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 3% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kupwara, which ranks 8 of 20 in Jammu and Kashmir for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.4 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 97.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Kupwara are in the Kupwara district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kupwara youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.