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Vocational Education Training (VET) Plans

Prepare and update Vocational Education Training (VET) Plans for growing industry sectors and specific geographic areas to coordinate training efforts by private & public sector training institutions in a way that meet skills requirements of the industry and economy.

• One of the key responsibilities of the Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission is to provide the training providers with strategic advice about the future needs of the training system.
• In fulfilling this role, the Commission develops planning documents, which detail the strategies, priority areas and specific initiatives of training of persons needed for the industry. Based on that, the training programmes could be organized by the training providers.
• Up to 2008, the under mentioned VET plans have been developed in the industry sectors specified below. Training activities proposed in those plans are being implemented utilizing financial grants scheme operated by the TVEC. Under that, financial assistance is given on priority basis to public sector training institutions to implement training programs suggested.
  1. Textile & Garments
  2. Gems & Jewellery
  3. Printing
  4. Construction
  5. Hotel & Tourism
  6. Automobile Repair & Maintenance
  7. Office Management
  8. Food & Beverages
  9. Rubber & Plastics
  10. Leather & Footwear
  11. Plantation
  12. Electrical & Electronics
  13. Metal & Light Engineering
  14. Health
  15. ICT
  16. Hairdressing & Beauty Culture
  17. Ceramics & Glassware

Procedure for development of VET Plan

1. Identify the priority industry areas based on economic and social indicators (Labor Market Surveys, Central Bank Annual Report etc.)
2. Calling proposals from lead agencies for development, revision, update of VET plan
3. Conduct proposal evaluation and select suitable agency for preparation of VET plans
4. Obtain the Commission approval
5. Sign agreement and commence study
6. Monitor the progress according to the action plan/ timeframe as per the agreement
7. Make Payments according to the agreement
8. Select and obtain approval for validation
9. Validate the draft VET plan on committee
10. Obtain Commission approval for the validated plan
11. Distribution of the VET plan to lead training providers/industry bodies/ industry associations/ Central Bank/ relevant ministries

Service responsibilities

Mr. Ajith Polwatte
Deputy Director
Tel: 011-2555030
email: ajith@tvec.gov.lk

Mr. T.Senthuran
Programme Officer
Tel: 011-5862793
email: senthuran@tvec.gov.lk