A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Sambalpur has 834.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 305.4 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 79% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Sambalpur, which ranks 7 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 65.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.8%, it sits close to the national mark.