Vision

"Sri Lankan partner in Global Labour Market Information Network."

Mission

"Provide useful, user-friendly, usable and comprehensive labour market information in order to facilitate the effective and efficient decision and policy making."

Objectives

• To conduct labour market  surveys.
• To forecast labour Demand and Supply.
• To Disseminate Labour Market Information.

Strategic Goal (1)

Measure the labour market through producing and disseminating timely, accurate and relevant information in relevant strategic areas.

Strategic Objectives

• Collect, analyze and disseminate information on employment, unemployment, underemployment and other Labour Market and demographic information
• Produce and disseminate Labour Force and Employment projections.
• Collect, analyze and disseminate compensation and job safety statistics.
• Produce and disseminate productivity data series and comparative international measures.
• Updating and maintaining a centralized Labour Market Information automation system.

Strategic Goal (2)

Improve accuracy, efficiency and relevancy of our Labour Market measures, statistical programs and outputs through increased application of statistical techniques, Labour Market concepts, technology and management processes.

Strategic Objectives

• Improve the quality of the output from the current employment and other statistical programs and establish a new job openings and labour turnover surveys.
• Enhance the coordination and cooperation with information providers
• Seek out stakeholders; determine and address their evolving needs.

Activities

• Survey on job profile for Health Sector.
• Survey on Job Profile for Ports and Shipping Sector.
• The study on informal sector Employability.
• Survey on Measuring of Employability States in District Level.
• Study on Employability of Vulnerable Groups.
• Job Demand Analysis based on Vacancy Survey.
• Study on Foreign Employment Trends.
• Socio-economic Data handbook.

Objectives of the Public Employment Service

• Job coordination.
• To function as the Information Unit of the Labour Market.
• Administering Active Labor Market Programs.
• Administering an effective training referral service.
• Partnership building with all stakeholders who are involved in the employment services.

Functions Performed by the Public Employment Service Centers

• Registering of job seekers.
• Registering of vacancies in public / private / semi government sectors.
• Registering Training Institutes in public/private/semi government sectors.
• Job Matching.
• Referral for vacancies / Training opportunities.
• Facilitating Employ-ability Enhancement Programs.
• Career guidance services.
• Establishing partnership with all stakeholders.
• Generating of Labor Market Information.
• Coordinating and administering district level PES centers.