A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Zunheboto has 52.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
59% of registered enterprises are in services while 41% are in manufacturing. Only 1% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 25% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Zunheboto, which ranks 10 of 17 in Nagaland 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 92.5%, it sits close to the national mark.