Pillar: Education & Training
Pondicherry has 443 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 1,727.7 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
82% of registered enterprises are in services while 18% are in manufacturing. Only 7% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). 64% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pondicherry, which ranks 1 of 2 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 60.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 76.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 95.9%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Pondicherry are in the Pondicherry district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pondicherry youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.