LEADER 05894oam 22007575 450 001 9910791029303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4648-0159-2 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-0158-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001314042 035 $a(EBL)1707272 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001226242 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11707227 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001226242 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11270758 035 $a(PQKB)11532401 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1707272 035 $a(DLC) 2014006425 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1707272 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10876189 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL617231 035 $a(OCoLC)871820664 035 $a(The World Bank)18043109 035 $a(US-djbf)18043109 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001314042 100 $a20140214d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cn$2rdamedia 183 $anc$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBuilding the skills for economic growth and competitiveness in Sri Lanka /$fHalil Dundar, Benoit Millot, Yevgeniya Savchenko, Harsha Aturupane, and Tilkaratne A. Piyasiri 210 1$aWashington, DC :$cWorld Bank,$d[2014] 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 225 0 $aDirections in development 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4648-0158-4 311 $a1-306-85980-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. 327 $aFront Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Acronyms; Overview; Introduction; Box O.1 Global Evidence: Pitfalls in Skills Building; Background; Boxes; Figure O.1 GDP Per Capita, Selected Countries, 2011; Figures; Figure O.2 Real GDP Growth Rates, Selected Countries; Main Findings; Figure O.3 Wage Premiums in Sri Lanka, by Education and Skill Type; Figure O.4 Skills Mismatches; Figure O.5 Employer Perceptions of General Education, TVET, and University; Strategic Priorities; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Economic and Labor Market Context 327 $aFigure 1.1 Shares of Agriculture, Services, and Industry in GDP, 2010Figure 1.2 Structural Changes in Employment, Sri Lanka; Figure 1.3 Unemployment, by Age and Education; Figure 1.4 Educational Attainment in Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, and the Republic of Korea; Box 1.1 The Republic of Korea: How Economic Development Changed Investment in Skills Development; Figure B1.1 Changes in the TVET Sector in the Republic of Korea by Economic Development; Tables; Table 1.1 Higher Education and Training, Selected Indicators; Approach, Methodology, and Data Sources; Box 1.2 Skill Types 327 $aFigure 1.5 Skills Formation across the Worker Life CycleFigure 1.6 Conceptual Framework for Skills Demand and Supply; Box 1.3 Definition of Training; Box 1.4 Sri Lanka Skills Measurement Surveys; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 2 General Education and Training in Sri Lanka: An Overview; Figure 2.1 The Education and Training System in Sri Lanka; Table 2.1 Sri Lanka: General Education at a Glance; How the TVET Sector is Structured; Figure 2.2 Structure of the TVET Sector, 2011; Box 2.1 Shifts in Ministerial Responsibilities for TVET; Box 2.2 Main Public TVET Providers 327 $aTable 2.2 National Vocational Qualification Framework in Sri LankaEnrollment Trends; Table 2.3 Student Enrollment, Completion, and Dropout, Vocational Training Institutes, 2009-2011; Performance of the TVET Sector; Figure 2.3 MYASD Aggregate Student Intake and Completion Rates, 2004-10; The Informal Sector: Skills for the Unskilled; Conclusion; Figure 2.4 Female Participation in TVET Programs, 2011; Box 2.3 Training for the Informal Sector; Notes; Bibliography; Chapter 3 Skills Demand in Sri Lanka; Introduction; Skills Constraints: Existence, Nature, and Consequences 327 $aFigure 3.1 Skills Constraints as a Major or Severe Obstacle, South AsiaBox 3.1 Sri Lanka Enterprise Surveys and the Skills Toward Employment and Productivity (STEP) Survey; Figure 3.2 Biggest Perceived Obstacle in the Business Environment, Sri Lanka, 2011; Figure 3.3 Labor Factors That Affect Firm Operations and Growth; Table 3.1 Skills Constraints in Manufacturing, Sri Lanka, 2004 and 2011 (Share of Firms); Figure 3.4 Skills Shortages, by Job Category; Table 3.2 Job-Related Skills Most Important for Retention Decisions; Figure 3.5 Ranking of Job-Related Skills for Retention 327 $aFigure 3.6 Skills Stock of the Labor Force and Employer Requirements 330 $aDespite armed internal conflict and the global financial crisis, Sri Lanka has made remarkable progress in recent years, enjoying healthy economic growth and substantially reducing poverty. Moreover, Sri Lankans are the best-educated people in South Asia, with widespread access and high completion rates in primary and secondary education. Economic growth and structural changes in the economy, however, make skills development imperative as Sri Lanka implements its plan-the Mahinda Chintana (MC)-to become a regional hub in strategic economic areas. . Yet skills shortages and mismatches are wides 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aVocational education$zSri Lanka 606 $aVocational qualifications$zSri Lanka 606 $aLabor market$zSri Lanka 606 $aEconomic development$zSri Lanka 615 0$aVocational education 615 0$aVocational qualifications 615 0$aLabor market 615 0$aEconomic development 676 $a370.113095493 700 $aDundar$b Halil$01528442 702 $aDundar$b Halil 702 $aNaylor$b Debra 712 02$aWorld Bank, 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791029303321 996 $aBuilding the skills for economic growth and competitiveness in Sri Lanka$93817356 997 $aUNINA