A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Faridkot has 1,439.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 78.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 86% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Faridkot, which ranks 23 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 60.1% and skilling trainees who get certified at 96.4%, it sits close to the national mark.