A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Gorakhpur has 1,546.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 88 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 76% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Gorakhpur, which ranks 23 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 45 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 15.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.9%, it sits close to the national mark.