A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Kakching has 1,068.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 1.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
48% of registered enterprises are in services while 52% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 59% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kakching, which ranks 7 of 16 in Manipur for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 87.8%, it sits close to the national mark.