Pillar: Education & Training
Kollam has 1,446.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 43.6% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 82% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kollam, which ranks 6 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 583.3, while it lags on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 156.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Kollam are in the Kollam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kollam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.