Pillar: Education & Training
Gangtok has 0 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 2,025.3 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. Only 40% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Gangtok, which ranks 3 of 6 in Sikkim for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 57.5 out of 100. On skilling trainees who get certified at 92.4%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Gangtok are in the Gangtok district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Gangtok youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.