A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Gurdaspur has 1,399.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 50.6 apprenticeships per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gurdaspur, which ranks 16 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.4 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 61.1% and skilling trainees who get certified at 95.7%, it sits close to the national mark.