Sri Lanka Workforce Development

World Bank Group

Sri Lanka Workforce Development

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-01
Subjects:	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, 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,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/10/25165334/sri-lanka-saber-workforce-development-country-report-2014-null https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23039
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