A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Burhanpur has 325.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 26.4 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 50% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Burhanpur, which ranks 46 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 41 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 79%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.2%, it sits close to the national mark.