Pillar: Education & Training
Tenkasi has 852.2 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 60.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind 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. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 29% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tenkasi, which ranks 37 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 36.3%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 90.5%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Tenkasi are in the Tenkasi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tenkasi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.