A Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra offering free 300 to 600 hour PMKVY courses in roles like electrician or tailor.
Kiphire trains 153.9 youth per lakh under short-term skilling programmes, behind the typical district. The Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra is a dedicated centre for this short-course, certification-linked training.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% are in manufacturing. Only 41% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kiphire, which ranks 17 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45.1 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 17.7% and pupils per teacher at 13.3:1, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 40.5% and class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 26%. The district has 1,442 registered enterprises.