A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Nilgiris has 735 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 64.2 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. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Nilgiris, which ranks 25 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.4 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.