A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Hooghly has 435.9 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 122 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
75% of registered enterprises are in services while 25% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 67% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Hooghly, which ranks 11 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 44.8 out of 100. On ITI seats in government institutes at 53.4% and skilling trainees who get certified at 96.4%, it sits close to the national mark.