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 Introduction
This
Institute was established in 1983 as the National Technical
Teacher Training College under the Department of
Technical Education & Training. In 1994 it was
renamed as the "National Institute
of Technical Education".
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By
the Act No.59 of 1998 an autonomous institute was
created as the " National Institute of Technical
Education of Sri Lanka". Initially the
aim of this Institute had been the development
of curricula and training the Tutorial Staff for
the Technical Colleges. But now the Institute
is considered as an organization that should play
a more vital role in the Technical Education & Vocational
Training sector.
Mission
To provide services of human
resources development, curriculum development and instructional
resource materials development for the tertiary and vocational
education & training sector in Sri Lanka.
OBJECTIVES & MAJOR
ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE
The following are the
main objectives / major activities, that are identified
for the Institute, and they are now much broader and
more productive, targeting the training institutions in
the entire Technical Education and Vocational
Training sector in Sri Lanka.
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Conducting Pre-Service and In-Service
Technical Teacher Training Programmes for TEVT Trainers
/ Instructors.
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Developing Curricula for the Competency
Based Training programmes for the Technical Education
and Vocational Training sector.
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Developing Computer-Based & Audio-Visual
Learning Aids (Learning Resources) and Instructional
Media Materials.
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Training Managerial Staff,
and Non - Academic Staff of the Tertiary & Vocational
Education sector.
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Conducting Degree & Post-graduate
training programmes in Technical & Vocational
Education for the Academic
Staff / Trainers of the Technical Colleges, Industry and in other training
organizations.
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Providing necessary consultancy
services on the requests of the State and Non-Governmental
Training organizations.
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Conducting Research on Training
Needs of Industry
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Mission
Upbringing
of a fully empowered youth generation
Vision
Economically
and mentally independent youth generation
in Sri
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Objectives
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To develop and generate discipline, enthusiasm
for national sentiments, awareness of socioeconomic problems
and their implications.
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To develop a high sense of dignity and
character in youth of Sri Lanka.
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To provide youth participation in National
Development Programmes. To provide interactive training
in fields related to youth development. To participate
in formulation and implementation of policies in youth
development.
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Establishment of youth organizations and
assisting youth organizations which are already established
for youth welfare.
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Encourage activities that foster the development
of innate abilities of youth assist disabled youth and
infuse in them in them a sense of completion and victory.
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Find ways and means to minimize economic
and mental unrest among Youth Center To identify innate
skills and abilities of youth, provide opportunities for
development and guidance.
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To provide guidance for the development
of youth, with a national pride and humanitarians culture.
Vocational Training
The National Youth Services Council
conducted 30 Training Centers throughout the island. This
include 4 National centers and 20 Regional centers. In addition
the Youth Center at Maharagama is also in operation. These
training centers provide theoretical and practical knowledge
related to the technological and vocational fields for the
youth who have left school. They conducted about 30 courses
of study moulded on modern technology. Some of these courses
are residential while others are not. In addition to the
professional fields of their choice they are also provided
with community training.
National Youth
Information Bureau
Nurturing the youth generation suited
to the millennium with the current information needed by
the youth
- Information on Training opportunities
- Information on Job opportunities
- Information on Education & Higher Education
- Information on Business/Others
Contact
: Chairman/Director
General
National Youth Services
Council
National Youth Center
NO.65, High Level Rd.,
Maharagama - Sri Lanka.
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| DEPARTMENT OF |
| TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING |
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P.O.Box
557, Olcott Mawatha Colombo 10 Sri Lanka
Email :- tecedu@sri.lanka.net
Director
General
Fax: - 94-11-
2449136 Telephone:
-94-11-2333477
Telephone Office: - 2348897,2348898, 2348899 |
Our Mission |
" To
strive to emerge as a forefront sustainable
organization ,in managing Training
Programmes and Facilitating learning
,work ethics and values and working
in partnership with Industry, Business
and other organizations through various
strategies to cater to changing socio
economic needs of the country"
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Technical
Education in Sri Lanka commenced in 1893 with
the establishment
of an Institution named Ceylon Technical School.
Since hen the Technical Education system in the
country has gradually developed and today there
are 36 Technical Colleges and affiliated Technical
Units spread around the country. These Technical
Colleges which are under the purview of Department
of Technical Education and Training currently
conduct a variety of Training programmes amounting
to 58
in number which are categorized under Craft & Engineering
Studies, Business Studies and General Studies.
Among these courses are Full-time training programmes
of one year and two year duration ,part-time programmes
of up to three years duration and short-term programmes
which are less than one year in duration. The above
Training programmes cater to training needs of
those who intend getting into employment, to those
in employment who aspire for career development
and those who are entering self- employment. Annual
student admission to above programmes are about
13,000 while the enrollment exceed 17,000. Action
is being taken to review and revise the curricula
of the training programmes and to introduce new
employment oriented training programmes to meet
newly emerging needs
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VOCATIONAL
TRAINING AUTHORITY OF SRI LANKA
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Establishment:
The first legal enactment
passed in passed in Parliament by the People's Alliance
Government of Her Excellency the President, Chandrika
Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, was the act to establish
the vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka.
The new Organisation thus came into being by virtue of the Vocational
Training Authority of Sri Lanka Act No.12 of 1995 of the Democratic,
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The authority was formally declared
open on 16th August 199,the day of the 1st anniversary of the PA Government
by Honorable Sirimavo Bandaranaike, the Prime Minister.
Mission:
Provision of
productive and employable skills training to the unemployed
youth and contribute towards the socio-economic development
of the country.
Objectives:
The main objective of the
Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka is to pave
the way for youth to acquire skills needed to gain
employment, either wage, self or foreign and thus lead
a contented life and contribute towards the country's
economic development. The programmes implemented to
achieve this objective during the past five years are
as follows.
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To provide entry level vocational
training to school leavers by setting u Rural Vocational
Training Centers.
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To provide a higher-level vocational
training to youth who leave schools having qualified
for higher education, but denied entry to universities
through National Vocational Training Centers.
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To provide training for skilled
professions through District Vocational Training
Centers.
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To provide demand driven job-oriented
training fro the unemployed youth.
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To provide training that would
enable increasing production capacity by utilizing
resources available in rural areas.
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To implement vocation-training
courses that would induce youth to new sectors
of employment based on social and economic needs.
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To implement vocational training
courses to provide trained manpower for local and
foreign employment needs.
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To implement vocational training
courses in collaboration with the private and industrial
sectors.
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To direct the trained youth
towage / foreign employment or self-employment.
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To provide vocational guidance
to youth including school children and leavers.
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TERTIARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMISSION
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The Tertiary and
Vocational Education Commission was established
in 1992 as the apex body in the technical and vocational
education and training sector under the provisions
of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Act No
20 of 1990. Its primary responsibility is policy
formulation, planning, quality assurance, coordination
and development of tertiary and vocational education
in the country.
The amendments introduced in December 1999 to the Tertiary
and Vocational Education Act No. 20 of 1990, ensures that
10 out of 17 members of the TVEC including its Chairman,
represent the Employer Associations and Private Sector
entrepreneurs. This provides a forum at the highest level
for the private sector to contribute towards developing
policies and programmes that would help achieve the vision
of the Government of maintaining a demand-driven training
system.
The Chairman and the Director General of the Commission
are assisted by a team of Directors, in charge of development
functions and a Secretary who oversees the personnel, financial
and administration functions
Our Vision
"A Sri Lanka where
all citizens have access to the highest possible
standards of tertiary and vocational education and
training which meet the human resource development
needs of the country"
Our
Mission
"As the apex body
in the TVET sector, we are committed to establish
and maintain an efficient and effective technical
education and vocational training system which
is relevant to socio- economic goals and changing
market needs"
Our Objectives
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To develop, review, and
reformulate national policies on tertiary and vocational
education and training,
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To formulate plans for
the development of tertiary and vocational
education and training sector
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To implement the national
system of quality assurance through registration
of institutes and accreditation of training
courses
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To ensure the establishment
and maintenance of standards by TVET institutions
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To plan and coordinate the
implementation of national trade testing and
certification system
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To develop and maintain
a national system of vocational qualifications
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To maintain the labour market
information system for the TVET sector
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To develop TVET institutes
through management development programmes
and financial assistance
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To promote parity of esteem
between education & training
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NAITA
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Mission
Statement
To enable youth
to secure productive employment through well formulated
apprenticeship training schemes.
Vision
Statement
To be an organisation of excellence for for
realization of the employment aspiration of youth through vocational
education and training.
Six
Year Development Plan 2001-2006 and Public
Investment Programme 2001-2006
Object and
Powers of the authority
NAITA
has been established under the TVE Act.No 20
of 1990 by widening the mandate of the former
National
Apprenticeship Board with Objects and powers listed below.
Objects of
the authority as listed under the section 37 of
the Act
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Planning,
organisation and providing of vocational
training
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Specifying
standards in relation to vocational training
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Conducting
of examinations and issuing of Certificates
and other awards in relation to vocational
training
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Conducting
National Trade Tests
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Conducting
research and development in vocational training
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Holding
of competitions to promote the development
of various skills
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Developing
the training capacities of establishments
and other institutions providing vocational
training
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To advise
the Tertiary and vocational Education Commission
in regard to vocational training and
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To have
links with institutions in Sri Lanka and
aboard having similar objects and to equate
and validate
certificates, diplomas and degrees in allied subjects
and courses.
Powers
of the authority as listed under the section
38 of the Act
- conduct National Trade Tests
in those fields that have been approved b minister
- The training and control
of training of instructors in respect of
vocational training
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provision of in-plant training
for all tertiary level educational institutes
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preparation of schemes of
training for in-plant-training
Business Definition
of NAITA Activities
Customer
Group
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Customer
Needs
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Technology (How customer needs
are provided)
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| Unemployed
Youth Schools Leavers |
Employable
skills |
Enterprise
is based apprenticeship
dual Training at Training Centre |
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Apprentices |
Certification
of Employable Skills |
NAITA
Trade Test |
| Craftsmen
(Mostly informally trained) |
Certification
of Employable Skills |
National
Trade Test |
| Undergraduates
and Diploma Students |
Practical
Training and Industrial Exposure |
In-Plant
Training |
| Employed
Craftsmen |
Further
Training in Employment |
Part
Time Training |
| Craftsmen |
Recognition
for Employable skills |
Skills
Olympic Competition |
Craftsmen
passed out from different
training institutes |
Equating
and validating of Certificates |
National
Committee for Equating and
Validating of Certificates |
| Trainers
of Training Institute and Industry |
Pedagogical
Skills |
Training
of Trainers Programme |
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