Sri Lanka TVET Profile

SRI LANKA

November 2018

Compiled in collaboration with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC), Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training, Sri Lanka.

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Contents

Statistics................................................................................................................................. 3 1. TVET systems ..................................................................................................................... 5 2. TVET strategy and key policy documents........................................................................... 7 3. Governance and financing ................................................................................................. 8 4. TVET teachers and trainers ................................................................................................ 8 5. Qualification system and quality assurance ....................................................................... 9 6. Current reforms and policy discussion............................................................................. 10 7. References and further reading ....................................................................................... 12

TVETipedia Glossary

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Acknowledgements

The following report has been compiled with the support of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) under the Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training of Sri Lanka, a UNEVOC Centre. Another UNEVOC Centre in Sri Lanka is the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC).

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Statistics1

General information

Category

Indicator

Total population (in thousands)

Demographic

Population growth Median age of population2

Population aged 15-24 years (in thousands)

Socio-economic

GDP growth (annual %) GDP per capita (current US$) Unemployment rate (%)3 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%)

Statistics (2015) 20,175 0.9% 32.3 3,120

4.8% 11,739

5% 98.8%

Participation in education by level and by programme orientation, 2015

Category

Gross enrolment ration (%)

Percentage of students who are female (%)

Primary education (ISCED 1)

101.7%

49.2%

Lower

Secondary secondary

98.6%

49.6%

education, all programmes

(ISCED 2) Upper secondary (ISCED 3)

99.7% (2013)

99.1% (2013)

50.9% (2013)

52.2% (2013)

Tertiary education, all programmes (ISCED 5-8)

19.8%

61.1%

Category

Secondary education, all programmes

Lower secondary (ISCED 2) Upper secondary (ISCED 3)

Percentage of students enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)

Percentage of students in vocational education who are

female (%)

5.8% (2013)

-

11.9% (2013)

45.2% (2013)

-

45.2% (2013)

Indicator

Percentage of students in tertiary education enrolled in short cycle education (ISCED 5)

Both sexes (%) 5.8% (2015)

Percentage of students who are female (%)

61.1% (2015)

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Education finance

Category

Expenditure

Indicator Government expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure (%) Expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as % of total government expenditure (%)

Statistics (2015) 11.0%

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Type of TVET institutions4

Type of institution

Education level

University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC)

Degree (ISCED 5)

Colleges of Technology (CoTs)

Diploma (ISCED 5)

University Colleges

Diploma (ISCED 5)

Technical Colleges (TCs) Certificate

Vocational Training Centers

Certificate

Apprenticeship Training Institutes

Certificate

Vocational Training Centers Private and NGO sector Training Centres

Certificate Certificate/Diploma

Ministry/Institute responsible Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET) University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC) Department of Technical Education and Training (DTET) Vocational Training Authority (VTA) National Industrial and Apprenticeship Training Authority National Youth Services Council (NYSC) Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission

Number of institutions

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9 6 30 250 68 40 400

1 Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics have been gathered from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). 2 UN DESA. World Population Prospects. 3 International Labour Organization. ILOSTAT - ILO database of labour statistics. ilostat 4 Compiled by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC)

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1. TVET Systems

Sri Lanka TVET in the Sri Lankan education system5

Tertiary (ISCED 5-8)

Tertiary education

NVQ 7 Degree NVQ 6 Higher Diploma

NVQ 5 Diploma

Post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 4)

Upper Secondary (ISCED 3)

GCE (Advanced level) 2 year

NVQ 2-4 Certificates

GCE (Ordinary level) 2 years

NVQ 1 Certificate

Lower Secondary Education 4 years

Lower Secondary (ISCED 2)

Primary (ISCED 1)

Primary Education 5 years

General education TVET

5Compiled by UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre.

Compulsory education Education pathway

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