Sri Lanka, Aug. 26 -- The Government approved a proposal to adopt a Strategic Framework for the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector covering 2026-2035, positioning it as the country's national strategic guideline for building a skilled labour force, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday (25).
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet press briefing yesterday, he said, "Technical and vocational education has been identified as a key pillar under the Government's national policy framework. However, he noted that although many state-run TVET institutions currently operate across the country, a persistent mismatch between training programme content and actual labour market requirements has created s...