British Council has been engaged in the current development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Sri Lanka by developing education partnerships between further education colleges in the UK and TVET institutes in Sri Lanka in three sectors (i.e. Hospitality and Tourism, Fashion and Design and Television and Media) mainly focusing on curriculum development, staff development and student exchanges as well as development of NVQs for the above sectors in Sri Lanka.
These sectors and institutional level requirements were identified at a policy dialogue held in Colombo in January 2008 organised by the British Council in collaboration with the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training (MVTT).
There has been significant capacity and infrastructure development in the TVET sector in Sri Lanka through government and foreign aided projects initiated by the MVTT over the past decade (Please visit www.nipunatha.gov.lk for more information).
However these developments have taken place on a general basis across many sectors focusing on overall policy, capacity and infrastructure development.
The need though is for sector-based competency (skills) standards and skills specifications developed together by the training providers and industry in order to match the current and future skills demand both locally as well as globally.
THE CHALLENGE
Currently all competency standards are developed by the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA). The ongoing Technical Education Development Project (TEDP) has proposed Sector Policy and Training Advisory Councils (SPTAC) under the governance of Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) to validate curricula developed for technician level programmes and internationally and locally developed competency standards in selected technology and craft programmes.
In the UK, Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) represent a new form of collaboration and interface between government and education institutions; and industry and the workforce ( www.sscalliance.org).
Against this background we are planning to organise a policy dialogue which will result in the formulation of policies to support the sector-based approach and plan for the development of appropriate bodies to adopt the function of ‘Sector Skills Councils’ in Sri Lanka through sustainable partnerships with UK SSCs.
OBJECTIVES
Introduce the UK’s system of Sector Skills Councils to Sri Lanka
POLICY DIALOGUE PROGRAMME
Thursday 26 November
A model for Sector Skills Councils in Sri Lanka:
from training providers’ point of view
Prof Dayantha Wijeyesekera, Chairman,
Standing Committee on Tertiary and
Technological Education of National Education
Commission Sri Lanka)
REGISTRATION
The first day of the policy dialogue will be closed for invited participants.
The second day which is the Skills Summit will be open for registration:
SPONSORS
Sponsorship opportunities are available for UK and Sri Lankan education institutions as well as corporate organisations.
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CONTACT
For registration or more information please contact:
Eranda Ginige
Manager Education Partnerships
49, Alfred House Gardens
Colombo 3
Sri Lanka
T: +94 (0)11 4521521 (Ext 6333)
M: +94 (0)77 2519910
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