Pillar: Education & Training
Pudukkottai has 729.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 1,296.8 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
77% of registered enterprises are in services while 23% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 16% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pudukkottai, which ranks 30 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 48.6 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 46.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 99.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Pudukkottai are in the Pudukkottai district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pudukkottai youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.