Pillar: Education & Training
Erode has 526.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 1,479.4 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 48% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Erode, which ranks 8 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.5 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 42.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Erode are in the Erode district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Erode youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.