A state ITI teaching trades like electrician, fitter, welder and COPA under the Craftsmen Training Scheme.
Purba Medinipur has 340.1 ITI seats per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The district supports 30 apprenticeships per lakh youth, behind the typical district. The Government ITI is the main public channel from classroom to trade.
67% of registered enterprises are in services while 33% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 74% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Purba Medinipur, which ranks 14 of 23 in West Bengal for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 43.8 out of 100. It trails the national picture on ITI seats in government institutes at 20.7%. On skilling trainees who get certified at 96.2%, it sits close to the national mark.