A privately owned ITI teaching the same DGT trades as a government ITI; run by a society, trust or company.
Wayanad has 532.6 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 64.6% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 96% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Wayanad, which ranks 15 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.8 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 342.9, while it lags on apprentices per lakh youth at 33.3.