First Vocational Technical Training University opens soon

Shirley Wijesinghe

The first ever Vocational Technical Training University in Sri Lanka will be opened in Ratmalana next month by the Ministry of Vocational and Training, a Ministry official told the Daily News yesterday.

Accordingly, Prof. Kapila Gunasekera has been appointed the first Vice- Chancellor of the University by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as per the provisions provided by Act No. 31 of 2008 Vocational Technical Training Universities.

The President has also appointed D.P.Wijesinghe and K.A.H. Kalugampitiya as inter-committee members of the Vocational Technical Training University.

Level 07 of the National Vocational Qualificat -ion(NVQ) introduced to the vocational training field by the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training will be considered as the degree level of the course.

Sources also added that level 1,2,3,4, of the NVQ are conducted by Technical Colleges and other Vocational Training centres of the country.

Level 5 and 6 will be respectively equavalant to the Diploma and Higher Diploma levels which are conducted by the Higher Technical Colleges established at provincial level.

The student who passed their G.C.E. Advanced Levels but failed to gain university admission could enter this university to follow the degree level with qualifying level 5 and 6 of the NVQ without following the traditional university admission procedure.