A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Paschim Medinipur has 495.5 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 57.2 apprenticeships per lakh youth, better than the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 77% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Paschim Medinipur, which ranks 17 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.4 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 49.2%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 97.9%, it sits close to the national mark.