AFTER ADVANCEDLEVEL IN

SRILANKASPECIALLY FOR GIRLS

Presented by :

FHA. ShiblyLecturer in IT

South Eastern University of Sri LankaOluvil

Opportunities for Higher Studies

Government Universities

Proffessional Institutes The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri

Lanka (ICASL)

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants

(CIMA)

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM)

Institute of Personnel Management (IPM)

The Tea Research Institute (TRI)

Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka (IBSL)

Etc

Higher Education Institutes Sri Lanka Institute if Information Technology

(SLIIT)

National Institute of Business Management (NIBM)

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE)

Vocational Training Institutes Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka

(VTASL)

German Technical Training Institute (GTTI)

Private Institutes

Foreign Universities

Available Courses

Medicine

Engineering

Management

Arts

Information Technology

Agriculture

Accounting & Finance

Science

Humanities

Tourism Studies

Environmental Studies

Beauty Culture

Photography and film

Textile and Garments

Gem & Jewellery

Fisheries Industry

Law

Islamic Studies

How is the world changing?

Forces changing skill demands

Automation

Globalization

Workplace change

Demographic change

Personal risk and responsibility

Automation

Globalization

Workplace change

Demographic change

Personal risk and responsibility

Emerging Courses in the University system

Medical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Nuclear Power

Animal Psychology

Oceanography

Nano Technology

Green Computing

Petroleum Engineering

Fashion Technology

Robot Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Micro Biology

Etc

Women in Education

One of the social groups that has most benefited from the revolutionary educationreforms implemented starting 1947 is Women.

In 1946, when the overall literacy rate for the country was 57.8%, only 43.8% of thefemale population was literate as opposed to 70.1% of the male population.

By 2001, however, the percentage of literate women had gone up to 90% of thefemale population in comparison with 93% for the male population.

Sri Lanka has been ranked 16th in the world for gender equality in the Global GenderGap Index, way ahead of many developed countries.

Globaly, in the university system over 65% of the students population is Female. Evenin Sri Lanka, almost same.

Percentages of Girls in Universities

Recommended Courses for GIRLS

Medicine

Bio Engineering

Computer Science and IT

Aerospace Engineering

Management

Research & Developments

Accountancy & Finance

Psychology

Social Sciences

Gender Studies

Arts/Performing Arts

Law

Islamic Banking

Regional Context: Characteristics of the Labor Force

Category BAN BHU IND MLD NEP SRI

Share of population aged 15-19 who attained at least grade 5

Male 70 55.1 81.9 95.1 74.5 95.1

Female 78.4 41.4 71.6 95.7 56.3 95.8

All 73.8 48 77.2 95.4 65.1 95.4

Share of population aged 20-29 who attained at least grade 10

Male 28.9 19.3 35.8 34.4 33.5 45.7

Female 18.5 9.5 23.6 37.1 17.2 51.1

All 23.2 13.7 29.7 35.5 23.9 48.4

Share of population aged 20-29 who attained at least grade 12

Male 16.4 5.7 21.3 22.2 9.2 16.8

Female 8.7 2.9 14.6 24.6 4.2 22.9

All 12.2 4.1 18 23.2 6.3 19.9

Source: The Knowledge Economy and Education and Training in South Asia, WB 2007

Sri Lanka’s Long-Term VisionMahinda Chinthana Idiri Dekma

Naval

Hub

Energy

Hub

Aviation

Hub

Commercial

Hub

Knowledge

Hub

Sri Lanka - Miracle of Asia

Higher Education in Sri Lanka - Challenges and Opportunities

15 National Universities

2 Buddhist Universities

17 HE Institutes

12 Advance Technological Institutes

8 degree awarding institutes

27 professional institutes

36 non-state HEIs providing Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates programs locally

State sector HE structure Post Advanced level Study Options

Supply vs. Demand

17

Major Programs

Responsible HEIs

Globally Employable Graduates & World Class Universities

100% Employable Graduates

Improving Leadership & Soft Skills

Professional Graduates

Enterprising Graduates

ICT – Based Management

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Good Governance & Management

Assurance: Standards, Assessment, Accreditation

Faculty

Development

Improving Access & Learning

Excellence in Research

Relevance to National PrioritiesC

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Sup

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Infrastructure Development: Physical, Technology

06.02. 2013 Sri Lanka – To be an International Hub of Excellence for Higher Education by 2020

Responding to Challenges

What kind of knowledge and skills will young people need?

More important in the 21st Century

Postsecondary education and training

Academic knowledge and skills

Practical literacies: The ability to use knowledge of math, English, science, civics etc. to meet real-world challenges.

Broader competencies: Critical thinking and problem solving, communications and collaboration, creativity, self-sufficiency etc.

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67%

67%

74%

74%

75%

75%

63%

64%

64%

64%

50% 75%

Foreign languages

Self-direction/Lifelong learning

Written communications

Ethics

Work ethic

Oral communications

Leadership

Handling diversity

Creativity/Innovation

Teamwork/Collaboration

Information technology application

Critical thinking/Problem solving

Percent of employers who believe skill will become more important over next five years

Broad competencies: Employers expect them to become more important

Source: Conference Board. (2006). Are they really ready to work? (p. 49, Table 12)

Broad Competencies: Which are most critical? The 3 C’s!

Critical thinking and problem solving Labor economists Levy & Murnane call it “expert thinking”

Communication/Collaboration Levy and Murnane call it “complex communications”

Creativity

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