A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Tarn Taran has 709.3 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 70 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
73% of registered enterprises are in services while 27% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 73% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Tarn Taran, which ranks 22 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 48.8%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 90.9%, it sits close to the national mark.