A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Palakkad has 739.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 113.7 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. 91% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Palakkad, which ranks 13 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 53.7 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.