Legislation of the Tertiary Education and Vocational Training Sector
Professor Dayantha WIJESEKERA, Chairman Tertiary and Vocational
Education Commission
Tertiary Education and Vocational Training play an important role as
a very useful and relevant alternative avenue for Post Secondary
Education specially for those who have completed their GCE 'O-level'
education.
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This avenue is directed by the provisions in the TVE Act No 20 of
1990 with subsequent amendments by the Act No. 50 of 1999.
The Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development Dullas
Alahapperuma along with the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission
(TVEC) has decided to propose certain amendments to the Act to make it
more effective and relevant.
In view of the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) framework and
the University of Vocational Technology (UNIVOTEC), both of which were
established since the principal Act was enacted, the provisions of the
Act has to be reviewed and strengthened.
Currently, the general objects of the Act shall be for the planning,
coordination and development of tertiary education and vocational
training at all levels keeping with the human resource needs of the
economy, the development of nationally recognized systems for granting
of tertiary education awards and for the maintenance of academic and
training standards in institutes, agencies and all other establishments
providing tertiary education and vocational training.
At present there are 820 such institutes registered with the TVEC
which has 1,048 accredited courses.
There are wide deliberations with many stakeholders taking place both
from the public and private sector to ascertain the amendments
necessary. For this purpose comments are invited from the general public
as well.
To facilitate same, the proposed amendments along with the principal
enactment are available on the website www.tvec.gov.lk. As such comments
are invited from all those interested in the sector before the end of
this month, either by email: [email protected] or by post to
chairman, Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission, ‘Nipunatha
Piyasa’, No 354/2 Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 5. Such comments would be
given due consideration by the Commission of the TVEC.
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