A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Darjeeling has 419.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 321.5 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
86% of registered enterprises are in services while 14% are in manufacturing. Only 9% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Darjeeling, which ranks 3 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.1 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 80.3%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 98.6%, it sits close to the national mark.