A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Koraput has 1,023.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 189.6 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Koraput, which ranks 16 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.9 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 59.1% and skilling trainees who get certified at 94.9%, it sits close to the national mark.