Pillar: Education & Training
Palakkad has 739.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. Of these, 54.4% sit in government institutes, close to the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 889.2, while it lags on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 92.2.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.