A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Latehar has 401.3 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 2.8 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 56% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Latehar, which ranks 17 of 24 in Jharkhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 67.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96%, it sits close to the national mark.