Pillar: Education & Training
Tirunelveli has 813.3 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. Of these, 54.3% sit in government institutes, close to the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
74% of registered enterprises are in services while 26% 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 34% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Tirunelveli, which ranks 10 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 326.2 and apprentices per lakh youth at 1,116.4.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Tirunelveli are in the Tirunelveli district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Tirunelveli youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.