Download TVET Developments in Sri Lanka

UNESCO – UNEVOC Seminar, Sydney 2014
TVET Development in Sri Lanka
T.A.Piyasiri
Vice Chancellor
University of Vocational Technology
www.univotec.ac.lk
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Key indicators of Sri Lanka
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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
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Sri Lanka’s development Policy Framework
Sri Lanka to become hub in Asia in Five strategic
spheres
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Naval
Aviation
Commerce
Energy
Knowledge
Government gives the highest priority for
development of its human resources.
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Government Mission for Skills
Development
• 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
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Objectives 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.
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Enablers 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
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Barriers 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
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Evidence-based Research
In the recent years, the World Bank conducted several
research on TVET
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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.
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SABER – WfD Benchmarking Results
1 – Latent 2 – Emerging 3 – Established 4 - Advanced
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Thank you
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