Pillar: Education & Training
Chennai has 448.6 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 10,918.6 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 12% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 94% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 36% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Chennai, which ranks 2 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 62.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 69.9%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Chennai are in the Chennai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Chennai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.