Pillar: Education & Training
Chennai has 448.6 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. Of these, 69.9% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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 apprentices per lakh youth at 10,918.6. On skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 277.6, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.