A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Champawat has 647.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. The district supports 36 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
81% of registered enterprises are in services while 19% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 83% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Champawat, which ranks 4 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.2 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 100%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 94.3%, it sits close to the national mark.