Pillar: Education & Training
Virudhunagar has 581.7 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 349.7 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
63% of registered enterprises are in services while 37% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 69% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 26% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Virudhunagar, which ranks 26 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.6 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 54.7% and skilling trainees who get certified at 97.1%, it sits close to the national mark.
Mandated services and how to locate the Government ITI in Virudhunagar are in the Virudhunagar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Virudhunagar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.