Pillar: Education & Training
Thoothukudi has 928.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 330 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than 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. 68% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 35% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Thoothukudi, which ranks 21 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.4 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.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Thoothukudi are in the Thoothukudi district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Thoothukudi youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.