A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Yanam has 312.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 19% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 34% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Yanam, which ranks 2 of 27 in Puducherry for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.7 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 99.2%, it sits close to the national mark.