A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Pauri Garhwal has 955.4 ITI seats per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The district supports 49.3 apprenticeships per lakh youth, close to 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 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 71% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Pauri Garhwal, which ranks 3 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.5 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 83.6%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 99.2%, it sits close to the national mark.