A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Thoothukudi has 928.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 34.9 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
76% of registered enterprises are in services while 24% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 84% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Thoothukudi, which ranks 17 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 51.2 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 56.6% and skilling trainees who get certified at 98%, it sits close to the national mark.