A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Kushinagar has 584.3 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 18.8 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
80% of registered enterprises are in services while 20% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kushinagar, which ranks 52 of 75 in Uttar Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.1 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 55.9% and skilling trainees who get certified at 92.7%, it sits close to the national mark.