Pillar: Education & Training
Cuddalore has 1,160.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 38.6% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 70% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 11% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Cuddalore, which ranks 19 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 346.2 and apprentices per lakh youth at 1,384.1.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Cuddalore are in the Cuddalore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Cuddalore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.