Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014
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, p...
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okr-10986-230392021-04-23T14:04:12Z Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 World Bank Group EDUCATION VOCATIONALEDUCATION SCHOOL LEAVERS EDUCATION SYSTEM VOCATIONALTRAINING YOUTH SKILLS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS EDUCATION MINISTRIES UNIVERSITIES CHILDREN PRIMARYSCHOOLENROLLMENT QUALITY TRAINING TRAININGCENTERS MIGRANTWORKERS KNOWLEDGE REGIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT UNEMPLOYEDYOUTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHEREDUCATION PUBLICINSTITUTIONS APPRENTICESHIPTRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY STANDARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING SKILLSDEVELOPMENT CURRICULA TRAININGSERVICES COMPLETION RATES FORMAL TRAINING WOMEN PARTICIPATION SCHOOLLEAVERS STUDENTS TEACHING PUBLICAGENCIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS OCCUPATIONS TEACHER TRAINING COMPUTER SKILLS EDUCATION SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WRITING EDUCATION POLICIES SECONDARY EDUCATION JOBTRAINING TECHNICALEDUCATION TRAININGPROGRAMS CURRICULUM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TERTIARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT INTERVENTIONS SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAININGINSTITUTES SECONDARYSCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMS TRAINING COURSES APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FEES DIAGNOSTICASSESSMENT EDUCATIONPROGRAMS INSTRUCTORS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALTRAINING QUALITY OF EDUCATION SKILLEDWORKERS SCHOOL TERTIARYEDUCATION RURALAREAS RURAL AREAS COMPUTER LITERACY PRIMARYSCHOOL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COURSES CONTINUING EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION JOB TRAINING LEARNING ACQUISITION LITERACY SCHOOLINFRASTRUCTURE NUTRITION TRAINING INSTITUTES INDUSTRIAL TRAINING EDUCATIONALLEVELS DEMANDFOREDUCATION TRAINEES QUALITYASSURANCE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PARITY ADULTS LEARNING SKILLS ACQUISITION TRAINING SKILLSACQUISITION RURALWOMEN SCHOOLENROLLMENT TEACHERS GENDER PARITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS GENERAL EDUCATION YOUNGPEOPLE TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRAINING CENTERS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS GROUPS POORPEOPLE TECHNOLOGY ENROLLMENT SKILLS TRAINING EXAMS DECISIONMAKING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SCHOOLING 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. 2015-11-18T22:57:06Z 2015-11-18T22:57:06Z 2014-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25165334/sri-lanka-saber-workforce-development-country-report-2014-null http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23039 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Sri Lanka |
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EDUCATION VOCATIONALEDUCATION SCHOOL LEAVERS EDUCATION SYSTEM VOCATIONALTRAINING YOUTH SKILLS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS EDUCATION MINISTRIES UNIVERSITIES CHILDREN PRIMARYSCHOOLENROLLMENT QUALITY TRAINING TRAININGCENTERS MIGRANTWORKERS KNOWLEDGE REGIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT UNEMPLOYEDYOUTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHEREDUCATION PUBLICINSTITUTIONS APPRENTICESHIPTRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY STANDARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING SKILLSDEVELOPMENT CURRICULA TRAININGSERVICES COMPLETION RATES FORMAL TRAINING WOMEN PARTICIPATION SCHOOLLEAVERS STUDENTS TEACHING PUBLICAGENCIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS OCCUPATIONS TEACHER TRAINING COMPUTER SKILLS EDUCATION SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WRITING EDUCATION POLICIES SECONDARY EDUCATION JOBTRAINING TECHNICALEDUCATION TRAININGPROGRAMS CURRICULUM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TERTIARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT INTERVENTIONS SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAININGINSTITUTES SECONDARYSCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMS TRAINING COURSES APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FEES DIAGNOSTICASSESSMENT EDUCATIONPROGRAMS INSTRUCTORS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALTRAINING QUALITY OF EDUCATION SKILLEDWORKERS SCHOOL TERTIARYEDUCATION RURALAREAS RURAL AREAS COMPUTER LITERACY PRIMARYSCHOOL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COURSES CONTINUING EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION JOB TRAINING LEARNING ACQUISITION LITERACY SCHOOLINFRASTRUCTURE NUTRITION TRAINING INSTITUTES INDUSTRIAL TRAINING EDUCATIONALLEVELS DEMANDFOREDUCATION TRAINEES QUALITYASSURANCE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PARITY ADULTS LEARNING SKILLS ACQUISITION TRAINING SKILLSACQUISITION RURALWOMEN SCHOOLENROLLMENT TEACHERS GENDER PARITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS GENERAL EDUCATION YOUNGPEOPLE TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRAINING CENTERS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS GROUPS POORPEOPLE TECHNOLOGY ENROLLMENT SKILLS TRAINING EXAMS DECISIONMAKING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SCHOOLING |
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EDUCATION VOCATIONALEDUCATION SCHOOL LEAVERS EDUCATION SYSTEM VOCATIONALTRAINING YOUTH SKILLS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS EDUCATION MINISTRIES UNIVERSITIES CHILDREN PRIMARYSCHOOLENROLLMENT QUALITY TRAINING TRAININGCENTERS MIGRANTWORKERS KNOWLEDGE REGIONAL EDUCATION PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT UNEMPLOYEDYOUTH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HIGHEREDUCATION PUBLICINSTITUTIONS APPRENTICESHIPTRAINING QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY STANDARDS ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING SKILLSDEVELOPMENT CURRICULA TRAININGSERVICES COMPLETION RATES FORMAL TRAINING WOMEN PARTICIPATION SCHOOLLEAVERS STUDENTS TEACHING PUBLICAGENCIES DISADVANTAGED GROUPS OCCUPATIONS TEACHER TRAINING COMPUTER SKILLS EDUCATION SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION WRITING EDUCATION POLICIES SECONDARY EDUCATION JOBTRAINING TECHNICALEDUCATION TRAININGPROGRAMS CURRICULUM VOCATIONAL TRAINING TERTIARY EDUCATION PRIMARY ENROLLMENT INTERVENTIONS SKILLED WORKERS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAININGINSTITUTES SECONDARYSCHOOL EDUCATION SYSTEMS TRAINING COURSES APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION UNEMPLOYMENT RATES FEES DIAGNOSTICASSESSMENT EDUCATIONPROGRAMS INSTRUCTORS CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIALTRAINING QUALITY OF EDUCATION SKILLEDWORKERS SCHOOL TERTIARYEDUCATION RURALAREAS RURAL AREAS COMPUTER LITERACY PRIMARYSCHOOL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE COURSES CONTINUING EDUCATION VOCATIONAL EDUCATION JOB TRAINING LEARNING ACQUISITION LITERACY SCHOOLINFRASTRUCTURE NUTRITION TRAINING INSTITUTES INDUSTRIAL TRAINING EDUCATIONALLEVELS DEMANDFOREDUCATION TRAINEES QUALITYASSURANCE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT PARITY ADULTS LEARNING SKILLS ACQUISITION TRAINING SKILLSACQUISITION RURALWOMEN SCHOOLENROLLMENT TEACHERS GENDER PARITY LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS GENERAL EDUCATION YOUNGPEOPLE TECHNICAL EDUCATION TRAINING CENTERS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS GROUPS POORPEOPLE TECHNOLOGY ENROLLMENT SKILLS TRAINING EXAMS DECISIONMAKING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS SCHOOLING World Bank Group Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 |
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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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Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 |
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Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 |
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Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 |
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Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 |
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Sri Lanka Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2014 |
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sri lanka workforce development : saber country report 2014 |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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