Pillar: Education & Training
Vellore has 677.6 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. Of these, 34% sit in government institutes, behind the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 65% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 44% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Vellore, which ranks 6 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 55.8 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 472.3 and apprentices per lakh youth at 1,326.8.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Vellore are in the Vellore district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Vellore youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.