TVET Development in Sri Lanka

TVET Development in Sri Lanka
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In this article, T.A. Piyasiri, the Vice Chancellor of University of Vocational Technology in Sri Lanka, discusses the state of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET

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Slide1TVET Development in Sri LankaT.A.Piyasiri Vice Chancellor University of Vocational Technology www.univotec.ac.lk 1 UNESCO – UNEVOC Seminar, Sydney 2014

Slide2Key indicators of Sri Lanka• 2013 Mid year Population  20,483 million • Population growth rate 0.8 % • Labour force 8.802 million • Unemployment rate 4.4 % • GDP (2013) 7.3    (Agriculture 4.7   Industry 9.9   Service 6.4 ) • 2013 new school admissions 342,000 • TVET Enrolments  Public 116,000 Private    56,000 Source: Central Bank Annual Report 2013 2

Slide3Sri Lanka’s development Policy FrameworkSri Lanka to become hub in Asia in Five strategic spheres • Naval • Aviation • Commerce • Energy • Knowledge Government gives the highest priority for development of its human resources. 3

Slide4Government Mission for SkillsDevelopment • Create a society where there is no person without employable skills by 2020 • Bring down the rate of unemployment from 4% to 2.5% by 2016 • Meet the full requirement of skills for domestic industries, particularly; Construction  –  Tourism  –  ICT  –  Light Engineering 4

Slide5Objectives of Skills Development Plan• Improve supportive policies, systems and structures of TVET • Improve quality of skills development programmes • Improve the relevance of skills development training system • Increase the participation rate in TVET by expanding access • Improve recognition of vocational education and training. 5

Slide6Enablers to investment in TVET• Commitment of the government and medium term investment plan – US $ 1 billion 2014-20 • Sustainable economic growth in the post-conflict period – Increased opportunities in foreign employment • Availability of systems and structures – NVQ Framework • Commencement of Technology Stream at Secondary Education • Flexibility for private investment 6

Slide7Barriers to investment in TVET• Lack of demand side labour market analysis and information • Lack of awareness amongst the population about career opportunities within established and emerging sectors • Lack of adequate number of TVET teachers • Limited government support for private training providers 7

Slide8Evidence-based ResearchIn the recent years, the World Bank conducted several research on TVET • Skills demand in Sri Lanka • Cost of Financing of TVET • Private provision of TVET • Assessment of Work Force Development - SABER Analysis Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission has the TVET Research Cell that coordinates and promotes research for quality and efficiency improvement. Currently a major research on Labour Market Demand is undertaken. 8

Slide9SABER – WfD Benchmarking Results9 1 – Latent  2 – Emerging  3 – Established  4 - Advanced

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