A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Kottayam has 1,358.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 311.7 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than 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 8% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 88% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kottayam, which ranks 3 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 58.1 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 53.5% and skilling trainees who get certified at 89.4%, it sits close to the national mark.