1. Industry-Institute Linkage for Employers Expectation: Matching Qualifications with Occupation
Mrs. A. A. Anulawathie Menike
Director – College of Technology - Kandy – Sri Lanka.
Mr. A. D. Rupasinghe
Principal – Technical College – Balapitiya- Sri Lanka.

3. About Sri Lanka Area – 65,606 sq km Population – 19.04 million
Labor Force – 6.7 million
Literacy Rate – 92%
Languages – Sinhala, Tamil, English
Religions – Buddhism -70% Hinduism 15%
Christianity 8%
Islam 7%
Government type - Republic
Capital Colombo
Independence February (from U.K.)

4. Industry-institute Linkage for Employers Expectation: Matching Qualifications with Occupation

5. We concern about Industry-institute Linkage for Employers Expectation through Department of Technical Education and Training. The Technical Education system in Sri Lanka has developed through a period of 110 years to a system comprising island wide network of 39 colleges of Technologies and Technical Colleges

6. TVET has addressed below stages to build the above linkage via programs.
Curriculum stage
Educational process system
Getting employment opportunities

7. Employer contribution  
Employer contribution
Curriculum design
Education al Process
Employment opportunities
Academic Instructors
Industrial experience (Teachers & Students)
Student Practical Training Opportunities
Field Visit
Employment opportunities of passed out students
Guiding for self employment
Financing for self employment
Out
come
Employer participation for design curricular

8. Patil (cpsc 80/113) suggests that the curriculum should have the following characteristics
It should be relevant to a country’s needs
It should be feasible for the working environment
It should guide adequately to communicate its intents and purpose clearly.
It should guide planning strategies for implementation
It should be capable or being used as a basis for improvement

9. Institution industry linkage must strengthen If the curriculum shows working environment
In Sri Lanka TVEC is getting support from industry for curriculum designing
Relevant industries are supporting for curriculum designing in various courses.

10. Industry linkage for Educational process
Instructors and Lecturers are getting experience from industry in the teaching learning process
Also Students are getting experience in teaching learning process.
Students are getting experience from industry during on the job Training period ( six Months)
In Sri Lankan context NITA (National Industrial Authority ) involve to obtain on the job training for trainees.

11. Industry Linkage for Employment Opportunities.
Industry Institute linkage is more important when directing students for job opportunities.
DTET ( Department of (Technical Education and Training ) made the web page for getting students details industry.
In addition to industry directly address Technical Colleges to provide the job opportunities to students.
Recently United Arab Emirates planed to get Sri Lankan skilled trainees for their employment opportunities.

12. Transforming Academic Courses to Skills Qualification
TVET institution should transform academic courses to skills qualification to provide the skilled trainees according to industry demand
TVEC ( Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission ) Introduce the NVQ courses instead of academic courses based on CBT (competency Based Training ) curriculum
These courses accreted by TVEC getting industry requiement

13. Matching Educational Qualification with the Occupational Demand.
The Sri Lankan National Vocational Qualification Framework (NVQSL) has been established to support the efforts in enhancing the development of an internationally competitive workforce in Sri Lanka.

14. Skills data system and employment support
Competency based training’ CBT curriculum and accreditation process provide skill data system for employment support
DTET has designed web portal for providing
Skill trainees for industry

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