A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Mandla has 408.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 28.9 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
85% of registered enterprises are in services while 15% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 61% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mandla, which ranks 6 of 55 in Madhya Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 46.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 75.8%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 98.1%, it sits close to the national mark.