Pillar: Education & Training
Palakkad has 739.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 889.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Higher secondary enrollment (classes 9–12) is 111%, likely reflecting students enrolling from neighbouring areas. Only 31% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Palakkad, which ranks 12 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.8 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 54.4% and skilling trainees who get certified at 86.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Palakkad are in the Palakkad district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Palakkad youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.