1. Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014
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World Bank Group
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INVESTMENT ,EDUCATION SECTOR ,QUALITY TRAINING ,EXAMS ,CHILDREN ,PRIMARYSCHOOL ,EDUCATION SYSTEMS ,PUBLICAGENCIES ,TRAINING PROGRAMS ,QUALITY OF EDUCATION ,TRAINING CENTERS ,PRIMARYSCHOOLENROLLMENT ,QUALITY ASSURANCE ,JOBTRAINING ,TERTIARYEDUCATION ,SKILLEDWORKERS ,CURRICULA ,FORMAL TRAINING ,WOMEN ,EDUCATION ,SCHOOLENROLLMENT ,OCCUPATIONS ,CURRICULUM ,GROUPS ,APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING ,DEMANDFOREDUCATION ,COMPUTER SKILLS ,GENDER PARITY ,INTERVENTIONS ,REGIONAL EDUCATION ,SKILLED WORKERS ,TEACHERS ,DECISIONMAKING ,STUDENTS ,EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ,QUALITY STANDARDS ,SKILLSACQUISITION ,TEACHER TRAINING ,RURAL AREAS ,SECONDARY EDUCATION ,YOUNGPEOPLE ,COURSES ,INDUSTRIAL TRAINING ,TRAININGCENTERS ,TECHNICALEDUCATION ,PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ,LEARNING ACQUISITION ,LITERACY ,EDUCATIONALLEVELS ,EDUCATION MINISTRIES ,TRAININGINSTITUTES ,HIGHEREDUCATION ,EDUCATIONPROGRAMS ,EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ,TERTIARY EDUCATION ,JOB TRAINING ,CONTINUING EDUCATION ,SKILLS DEVELOPMENT ,SCHOOLINFRASTRUCTURE ,FEES ,POORPEOPLE ,PUBLICINSTITUTIONS ,COMPLETION RATES ,TRAININGPROGRAMS ,LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION ,COMPUTER LITERACY ,DIAGNOSTICASSESSMENT ,SKILLS REQUIREMENTS ,PARTNERSHIPS ,TRAINING INSTITUTES ,VOCATIONALTRAINING ,PARITY ,QUALITYASSURANCE ,UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ,RURALAREAS ,YOUTH ,TRAINEES ,TRAININGSERVICES ,EDUCATION SYSTEM ,SCHOOL LEAVERS ,SKILLS ,DISADVANTAGED GROUPS ,SECONDARYSCHOOL ,NUTRITION ,APPRENTICESHIPTRAINING ,PRIMARY ENROLLMENT ,SCHOOLLEAVERS ,TRAINING ,VOCATIONALEDUCATION ,PARTICIPATION ,TEACHING ,LEARNING ,EDUCATION POLICIES ,UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ,TECHNICAL EDUCATION ,KNOWLEDGE ,TECHNOLOGY ,UNIVERSITIES ,VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ,ENROLLMENT ,PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT ,SKILLS ACQUISITION ,PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ,RURALWOMEN ,SKILLSDEVELOPMENT ,WORKSHOPS ,CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ,UNEMPLOYEDYOUTH ,ADULTS ,INSTRUCTORS ,GENERAL EDUCATION ,SKILLS TRAINING ,VOCATIONAL TRAINING ,SCHOOL ,LEADERSHIP ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING ,WRITING ,SCHOOLING ,INDUSTRIALTRAINING ,MIGRANTWORKERS ,TRAINING COURSES - Abstract
Sustained economic growth and structural change has been a feature of the Sri Lankan economy over the past decade, despite armed internal conflict and the global financial crisis. This has transformed the skills requirements of the workforce. The country is following an ambitious development plan, published under the title ‘Mahinda Chintana,'aiming to become a regional hub in strategic economic areas and to transform itself into an efficiency driven middle income economy. As a result, the demand for skills is likely to accelerate. Unfortunately, despite high achievements in general education, major skills gaps and mismatches in the labor market remain that constrain firm and worker productivity. The government of Sri Lanka recognizes the critical importance of developing a skilled labor force for achieving the country's development goals, and it is committed to building a high quality, market demand driven, and responsive workforce development (WfD) system. The strategic directions for WfD are outlined in both ‘Mahinda Chintana' and the National Human Resources and Employment Policy. The WfD sector wide strategy is being developed by the Ministry of Finance and Planning and other relevant line ministries to operationalize these strategic directions. The SABER WfD diagnostic tool presents a great opportunity to enrich the policy dialogue on WfD in Sri Lanka, helping the government of Sri Lanka identify key bottlenecks and set priorities in the WfD process.
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- 2014