A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Shivamogga has 1,524.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 38.4 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 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Shivamogga, which ranks 20 of 31 in Karnataka for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.8 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 54.5% and skilling trainees who get certified at 97.2%, it sits close to the national mark.