Pillar: Education & Training
Nilgiris has 735 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 376.3 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nilgiris, which ranks 20 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 ITI seats in government institutes at 79.4%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 98.2%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Nilgiris are in the Nilgiris district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nilgiris youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.