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To benefit from economic opportunities:

Training, skills development crucial

Education and skills development are vital sectors in our country today, to enable youth to benefit fully from the abundant opportunities which have opened up with the dawn of stable peace, External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris said yesterday.

He made this observation in his address as Chief Guest at a ceremony to induct Harischandra Vidyalaya, Negombo Prefects.

Prof Peiris said, as a University Professor and former Vice-Chancellor and as a teacher of 26 years’ standing, he found it very fulfilling to observe the scope currently available to appropriately trained youth to build a strong economic foundation for the future and to make a success of their lives. The volumes of international trade and investment are now recording a dramatic increase in keeping with the economic revival, in Sri Lanka.

With the unprecedented infrastructure development with a special emphasis on ports and harbours as well as the highways network, Sri Lanka’s interaction with the world at large has become deeper and more intense, the Minister said.

The economy is growing by more than 80 percent and the services sector is particularly robust in its performance. The most visible developments are in the tourism sector, with substantial investment of both local and foreign capital in the expansion and the upgrading of facilities as a result of the influx of tourists.

The BPO and KPO sectors are specially promising as a source of new employment opportunities, the Minister said. One of the striking features of developments in the agricultural sector is the emphasis on value addition, he continued. The industrial sector is also set to expand significantly, with an increase of almost 16 percent in the capital available to entrepreneurs.

In view of all these developments, systematic training and skills development to match contemporary requirements are identified as priorities.

Recognizing this, the Government has embarked to changes in the educational system, in harmony with the needs of the time. Access to computer technology is now available not only in the towns but also in the rural hinterland.

The Minister laid particular stress on the value of leadership, motivation and discipline, and underlined the role of the school prefects in achieving these objectives. Prof Peiris referred to the high standards consistently maintained by Harishchandra Vidyalaya, Negombo, not only in the academic sphere but also in sports and a wide range of cultural activities.

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