A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Meluri has 0 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
55% of registered enterprises are in services while 45% are in manufacturing. Only 31% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Meluri, which ranks 7 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on formal-sector jobs at 17.7% and pupils per teacher at 9.3:1, while it lags on secondary school enrolment in classes 9 to 12 at 31.2% and class 9 pupils at grade level in maths at 30%. The district has 89 registered enterprises.