Pillar: Education & Training
Pithoragarh has 760.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, close to the typical district. Of these, 100% sit in government institutes, better than the typical district. The Private ITI fills the remaining share of trade training capacity in the district.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 64% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 24% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Pithoragarh, which ranks 5 of 13 in Uttarakhand for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 49.2 out of 100. The district runs ahead of the national picture on skilling enrolment per lakh youth at 651.7, while it lags on apprentices per lakh youth at 77.5.
Mandated services and how to locate the Private ITI in Pithoragarh are in the Pithoragarh district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Pithoragarh youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.