Pillar: Education & Training
Kallakurichi has 672.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 49.4 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 23% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kallakurichi, which ranks 38 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 64.1%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 93.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Kallakurichi are in the Kallakurichi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kallakurichi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.