Pillar: Education & Training
Kanyakumari has 797.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 30.3% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
69% of registered enterprises are in services while 31% 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 28% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kanyakumari, which ranks 7 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 353.9. On skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 278, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Kanyakumari are in the Kanyakumari district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kanyakumari youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.