Pillar: Education & Training
Nagapattinam has 1,468.3 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 334.3 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 14% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nagapattinam, which ranks 28 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 68.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.7%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Nagapattinam are in the Nagapattinam district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nagapattinam youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.