A privately owned ITI teaching the same DGT trades as a government ITI; run by a society, trust or company.
Dumka has 683.8 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. Of these, 49.7% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Dumka, which ranks 13 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 97.9 and apprentices per lakh youth at 8.7.