A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Mahe has 746.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Mahe, which ranks 2 of 15 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 61.6 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 96.4%, it sits close to the national mark.