Pillar: Education & Training
Thoothukudi has 928.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 56.6% sit in government institutes, close to the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
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. The district runs ahead of the national picture on apprentices per lakh youth at 330, while it lags on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 126.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private 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.