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Kevin Joe Cura - Activity 2
Kevin Joe Cura - Activity 2
Kevin Joe Cura - Activity 2
13. Sri Lanka Vocational and Technical Sri Lanka has a 13-year system According to TVEC, Sri creation of an The Skills Sector
Education in Sri Lanka of general education. The age Lanka is facing the integrated supervising Enhancement Program
commenced with the of admission to grade 1 is following challenges to the ministry (Ministry of supports the
establishment of the 5 years. Compulsory TVET system: Youth Affairs and Skills implementation of the
Government Technical education comprises grades Low tertiary Development) and an government’s medium-
College by the British in 1–9; the public sector enrolment rate apex body (TVEC); term development plan.
1893 in Maradana, initially accounts for about 93% of Lack of labour market establishment of the This plan intends to
to train the blue collar primary and secondary information national vocational transform the education
personnel to run the education and 95% of student Negative perception qualification (NVQ) system into one that will
Railways and the Tea enrollment. Enrollment in of TVET system; provide the technological
Factories. In 1906 the primary education is 96%, and Low quality of TVET conversion of TVET skills, educational content,
name of this Institution retention at the end of program courses into and methods to promote
was changed to Ceylon primary education (grade 5) is Enhancing the competency-based the development of
Technical College and this 99.5%. Each year, some relevance training; inquiring and adaptable
Institution became the 328,000 students enter the adoption of procedures minds.
center for study of sciences education system in grade 1. and criteria for The Skills Sector
such as chemistry, physics, Students who complete the registration/accreditati Development Program
biology and all technical general certificate of on of non-state (SSDP) is to be
training and development education—ordinary level providers; implemented from 2014
specially in the areas of (GCE O/L) (i.e., grade 11) improve the to 2020 and consists of
civil, electrical and generally proceed to GCE— employability of TVET two components.
mechanical engineering. advanced level (A/L) studies. graduates; Component 1 (i)
Vocational Education in Sri In 2008, only 134,906 of the Strengthening governance
Lanka was neglected for 299,516 students who sat for and management of the
many years. Traditional the A-Level examinations TVET sector by applying a
forms of education, passed. Students who do not tighter and more intensive
academically oriented have complete A-Level often find focus on results and more
been the focus of some temporary employment efficient use of resources;
emphasis. It was only in while continuing to prepare and (ii) improving the
1971 when the enormity of for the next examinations. quality and relevance
the youth and Others enter the workforce or of the skills development
unemployment problem opt for TVET courses with program offered by all
came to light that reduced entrance institutions, including
educationists and the qualifications. public, private, and NGO.
nation took cognizance of Component 2.
the vast potential there is Strengthening the
for the development of capacity of MYASD and its
Vocational Education in Sri participating agencies and
Lanka and the need to help them to achieve the
meet the demands of SSDP objectives.
young people who are
anxious to educate
themselves for careers
which are remunerative
and nationally productive,
that the National
Apprenticeship Board was
established.
The first revival of
Vocational Education took
place in 1995 during the
tenure of the then Minister
of Labour and Vocational
Training (Hon. Mahinda
Rajapakse). To effect this
revival he initiated that
Vocational Training (VT)
should be brought under
one Ministry and VT be
taken to the village
through a network of Rural
Vocational Training
Centres. He further
initiated the setting up of
the Vocational Training
Authority (VTA). Up to
1995 Vocational Education
was restricted to the City
of Colombo and its
Suburbs. It was in 2005
with the Mahinda
Rajapakse Government
taking over the reigns of
Governance that the
second revival of VT took
place. In 2005, Vocational
Education was in bits and
pieces with over 300
vocational training centers,
managed by 11 ministries,
providing courses of
varying quality, with
differing levels of
equipment and facilities
and wide variations across
urban and rural areas.