Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission

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• Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission
• Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training
• Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

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NATIONAL FLAG OF SRI LANKA
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GENERAL INFORMATION OF SRI LANKA

• Location
• Southern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south
  of India
• Total population of male is about 9,615,000
• and the female population is about 9,847,000.
• (Source Statistical data sheet - 2005 Sri
  Lanka)
• Total land area in Sri Lanka is 62,750 Sq.Km
• Total number of persons with disabilities in Sri
  Lanka was 2,74,711 in year 2001 according to the
  Census of population and housing 2001-Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka

• Terrain
• Mostly low, flat to rolling plain mountains in
  south
• central interior
• Natural Resources
• Limestone,graphite,mineralsands,gems,phosphates,c
  lay, hydropower
• Ethnic Groups
• Sinhalese 73.8, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2, Indian
  Tamil 4.6, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9, other 0.5,
  unspecified 10 (2001 census provisional data)

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Sri Lanka

• Religions
• Buddhist 69.1, Muslim 7.6, Hindu 7.1,
  Christian 6.2, unspecified 10 (2001 census
  provisional data)
• Languages
• Sinhala (official and national language) 74,
  Tamil (national language) 18, other 8 note
  English is commonly used in government and is
  spoken competently by about 10 of the population
• Labor force
• 8.08 million (2005 est.)
• Unemployment rate
• 8.4 (2005 est.)

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Categories of disability or questions used to
identify persons with disabilities in the 2001
Census included the following

• Disability in Seeing Totally Blind One
  eye blind Weak vision
• Disability in Hearing/Speaking Dumb Deaf
  Dumb and Deaf Speaking difficulties
• Disability in Hands Loss of one hand
  including elbow Loss of both hands including
  elbows Loss of one hand below elbow Loss
  of both hands below elbows Paralysis of one
  hand Paralysis of both hands Other
  disability in one hand Other disability in
  both hands

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Categories of disability or questions used to
identify persons with disabilities in the 2001
Census included the following

• Disability in Legs Loss of one leg including
  knee Loss of both legs including knees Loss
  of one leg below knee Loss of both legs below
  knees Paralysis of one leg Paralysis of
  both legs Other disability in one leg Other
  disability in both legs
• Other Physical Disability
• Mental Disability Mentally retarded Psychos
  is

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NATIONAL POLICY ON DISABILITY FOR SRI LANKA

• Scope of Policy
• Definition of Disability
• Target Groups (visual, speech, hearing, mobility,
  intellectual and psychiatric disable persons)
• Vocational Skills (Dept of Social Services
  Vocational Training Main Stream)
• Education( Primary, Secondary and Higher
  Education)
• Housing( 14 adults with Disability have
  ownership of house)
• Use of Public Service( Health, Social Service)
• Marginalized Groups(Women, Children, Severe
  Multiple Disabilities)

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DEFINITION OF DISABILITIES

• The legal definition of disability in Sri Lanka
  is that described in the protection of the Rights
  of the Persons with Disabilities Act No28 of
  1996.A person with disability means any person
  who, as a result of any deficiency in his
  physical or mental capabilities, whether
  congenital or not, is unable by himself to ensure
  for himself, wholly or partly, the necessities of
  life. This definition is a reasonably broad
  one, encompassing both medical and socio-economic
  aspects of disability.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

• Trainees under Department of Social Service are
  paid Rs.40.00 (US 0.40) per day.
• For Self Employed Persons are given a toolkit to
  the max value of Rs. 10,000.00(US 100)

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DISABILITY-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

• GOVERNMENT
• SEMI GOVERNMENT
• PRIVATE
• NGO

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Government Departments working with Persons with
Disabilities

• Department of Social Services
• Special Education Unit, National Institute of
  Education
• Mental Health Services, Ministry of Health
• Department of Probation and Child Care Services
• National Secretariat for Persons with
  Disabilities
• Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training
• National Institute of Social Development (NISD)
• National Council for Persons with Disabilities
  (NSPD)
• Ministry of Skills Development

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Associations working with Persons with
Disabilities

• Association of Deaf
• Deaf Womens Associations
• Association of Parents of Deaf Children
• Spinal Injuries Association
• Sri Lanka Autism and Aspergers Association
• Association for the Rehabilitation of Disabled
• Ceylon Association for Mentally Retarded

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Federations, Councils, Societies, Foundations and
Organizations

• Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf
• Sri Lanka Council for the Blind
• Sri Lanka Federation of the Deaf
• Handicap Rehabilitation Society
• Sri Lanka Foundation for Rehabilitation of
  Disabled
• Parents and Teachers Organization of Mentally
  Handicapped

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TERTIARY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION COMMISSION
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ESTABLISHED BY

• TERTIARY AND VOCATIONAL ACT No. 20 of 1990
• TERTIARY AND VOCATIONAL (Amendment) ACT No. 50
  of 1999

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OBJECTS OF THE COMMISSION

• Planning, co-ordination and development of
  tertiary education and vocational education at
  all levels in keeping with human resource needs
  of the economy.
• Development of a nationally recognized systems
  for granting of tertiary education awards and
  vocational education awards including
  certificates, and other academic distinctions.
• Maintenance of academic and training standards in
  institutes, agencies and all other establishments
  providing tertiary education and vocational
  education.

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DIVISIONS OF THE COMMISSION

• Planning and Research
• Accreditation and Standards
• National Vocational Qualifications
• Information Systems
• Administration and Finance

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Organization Chart of the Tertiary and Vocational
Education Commission
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Planning Research Division

• Preparation of Vocational Education Training
  (VET) Plans
• Research on TVET Sector
• Public, Private and NGO Sector Financial
  Assistance Schemes

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Accreditation and Standards Division

• Registration of TVET Providers
• Accreditation of Courses in Registered TVET
  Providers
• Preparation of Accreditation Standards
• Quality Management of Courses

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National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) Division

• Promotion of NVQ System
• Assistance for the Establishment and Propagation
  Competency Based Training Courses
• Certification and Data Management

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Information Systems Division

• Management and Operation of Management
  Information System (MIS)
• Labour Market Analysis
• TVEC Publications
• Library and Related Services
• Maintaining UNEVOC Centre

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Administration and Finance Division

• Administration and Secretarial work of Commission
  
• Financial Management

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SUITABLE EMPLOYMENTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

• Air Conditioning / Refrigeration Speech
• Carpentry - Hearing
• Coir Work - Mobility
• Textile Weaving Visual, Mobility
• Cane Work - Mobility
• Agriculture- Speech, Hearing
• Automobile Electrician - Speech

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Vocational Rehabilitation in Sri Lanka

• The Department of Social Services is the major
  state organization responsible for providing
  vocational training to people who have
  disabilities. Their services can be obtained in
  segregated locations in 7 centres run directly by
  the Sri Lankan government. A further 11 centres
  are managed by Non Governmental Organizations and
  these centres are registered with the department.

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Seven Vocational Training Centres for Disabled
in Sri Lanka

• Rehabilitation Centre for Drug Addicts, Navodaya,
  Colombo
• Vocational Training Centre, Liyanagemulla,
  Seeduwa
• Rehabilitation Centre for Mentally Retarted
  Children, Amunukumbura, Wathurugama
• Vocational Training Centre, Ketawala, Lewla,
  Kandy
• Vocational Training Centre, Wavinna, Wattegama
• Vocational Training Centre, Thelambuyaya,
  Angunakolapelessa
• Child Guidance Centre, 11, Wela Rd, Pathiragoda
• Rehabilitation Hospital, Ragama (Ministry of
  Health)

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Strengths for Vocational Rehabilitation

• Large net work of Technical/Vocational Training
  Centres (more than 1000 centres)
• Available 45 National Skills Standards
• Available 45 Competency Based Training Curricula
• National Teacher Training School for Technical
  Teachers
• Enough self employment opportunities
• Good Educational Background
• Educational Opportunities

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Barriers to Obtain Vocational Training

• Attitudes towards the disability persons by
  private employers
• Finding accommodation in urban cities
• High cost of raw materials
• Poor information on disability persons
• Accessibility barriers
• Communication barriers
• Cultural Barriers
• Family and Societal expectations
• Environment and transportation accessibility
  Barriers
• Assistive devices
• Poor Awareness Among Disable Persons
• No Special Vocational Training Centre for Each
  District

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