TY - BOOK TI - Innovative Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Accelerated Human Resource Development in South Asia: Sri Lanka T2 - Innovative Strategies in Technical and Vocational Education and Training and Higher Education in South Asia Series SN - 9789292571283 AV - LC1047.S72I56 2015 U1 - 370.113095493 PY - 2015/// CY - Manila PB - Asian Development Bank KW - Vocational education--Sri Lanka KW - Vocational education--Technological innovations--Sri Lanka KW - Human capital--Sri Lanka KW - Electronic books N1 - Cover -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Tables -- 1 Structural Changes in Sri Lanka's Economy -- 2 Composition of Employment by Economic Sector, 2011 -- 3 Composition of Employment by Economic Sector and Gender, 2011 -- 4 Registered Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions, 2011 -- 5 Enrollment in Private and Nongovernment Registered Technical and Vocational Education and Training Programs, 2011 -- 6 Recruitment and Completion in Selected Public Institutions for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2011 -- 7 Top 10 Recruitments by the Department of Technical Education and Training, 2011 -- 8 Seven Levels of National Vocational Qualifications in Sri Lanka -- 9 Recruitment and Completions in Selected Public Technical and Vocational Education and Training Providers, by Province, 2011 -- 10 Reasons for Dropping Out of Training Courses, by Institute -- 11 National Vocational Qualifications Framework Achievements, 2005-December 2010 -- 12 Total Number of National Vocational Qualification Certificates Issued by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission, 2010 -- 13 Quality and Adequacy of Equipment for Training, by Institute -- 14 Training Cost and Revenue of Vocational Training Institutions -- 15 Financial and Economic Costs for Trainees -- 16 Economic Cost-Benefit Analysis of Technical and Vocational Education and Training -- 17 Technical and Vocational Education and Training Efficiency -- 18 Technical and Vocational Education and Training: Government Sector Providers -- 19 Technical and Vocational Education and Training Efficiency: Nongovernment Sector Providers -- 20 Recommended Areas for Priority Interventions -- A1.1 Employment and Labor Force, 2000-2012 -- A1.2 Unemployment Rate, 1990-2012 -- A1.3 Employed Persons by Employment Status -- A2.1 Global Competitiveness Ranking among 144 Countries; A2.2 Competitiveness Ranking in Higher Education and Training among 144 Countries -- Figures -- 1 Structural Changes in Employment, 1971-2012 -- 2 Institutional Framework of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector, 2011 -- 3 Enrollment in Public Technical and Vocational Education and Training -- 4 Public Expenditure on Education -- 5 Breakdown of Public Expenditure in Key Technical and Vocational Education and Training Providers -- 6 Financing Vocational and Skills Development -- 7 Educational Status of Unemployed Lacking Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2011 -- A1.1 Labor Force Growth Rate, Selected Asian Countries -- A1.2 Occupational Structure of Employment 2002 and 2012 -- A1.3 Structural Changes of Foreign Employment (Annual Departure) -- Foreword -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Socioeconomic Background -- A. Population -- B. Economy -- C. Labor Force and Employment -- Chapter 2. Technical and Vocational Education and Training System in Sri Lanka -- A. General Education System -- B. Evolution of the TVET System -- C. Organization and Management of TVET -- D. TVET System Performance -- Chapter 3. Policies, Plans, and Programs for Reform -- A. Institutional Reforms inTechnical and Vocational Education and Training -- B. Recent Policy Directions -- C. Programs and Projects with External Funding -- Chapter 4. Analysis of the TVET System -- A. Access and Equity in Skills Development -- B. Economic Relevance and Quality of Skills Acquisition -- C. Organizational and Management Effectiveness -- D. Costs, Financing, and Internal Efficiency -- Chapter 5. Priorities and Strategies for Reform -- A. Priority Areas for Reform -- B. Specific Objectives and Strategies -- C. Immediate Priority Investments -- Appendixes -- 1 Sri Lanka's Labor and Employment; 2 Global Competitiveness Rank of Sri Lanka and Selected Asian Countries, 2012-2013 -- 3 Development Stage of Sri Lanka, 2012-2013 -- 4 Structure of General Education from Primary to University Level -- 5 Relationship between TVEC and Public/Private TVET Institutions -- 6 Approval Process for New TVET Institutions and Programs -- 7 Activity and Outcome Matrix for TVET in the Next 10 Years -- 8 Forecast Demand for Training by Skill Categories, 2011-2020 -- 9 External Assistance to Education Sector and TVET Subsector -- References UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4453821 ER -