A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Gondia has 1,246 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 73.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gondia, which ranks 16 of 36 in Maharashtra for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 67.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 91.1%, it sits close to the national mark.