GCE O/L career guidance programme
Objective of the programme |
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Provide guidance to select appropriate stream for GCE (A/L) s and make the participants aware on the options available after completing GCE (O/L) examination. |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. (01 day) |
Resource person |
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Human Resource Development Officer / Career Guidance Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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30 |
Every year approximately around 50% of the O/L students will be eligible for A/L therefore a large number of unskilled job seekers joins the working world without any professional qualification or a proper plan.
Students who are eligible for GCE (A/L) s should be guided to select their respective study stream according to their skills, recognition, and future career objectives, and the dropouts from formal education should be guided to adapt effectively to the working world.
GCE A/L career guidance programme
Objective of the programme |
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Support to build up a career plan and Improve understanding about education, professional education, professional courses, self-employment sectors and various alternative routes. |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. (01 day) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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30 |
Every year approximately around 5% of the GCE (A/L ) students will be eligible for Universities and a large number of unskilled workers will join the working world without any professional qualification or a proper plan. Therefore this programme aims to provide effective guidance and counseling services, as it is essential for effective adaptation to the working world.
Winning Career Callenges programme
Objective of the programme |
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Improve skills of the youth which are essential to access and to be survived in the working world. |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. (01 day) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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30 |
It’s obvious that a large number of school leavers spend their precious time uselessly without a job or a professional plan which hinders socio-economic development of the country. At the same time, it will extend its influence in creating various crises. Thus to plan ahead and to reach out, to adapt to the working world, counseling services and guidance services are essential.
Attitude changing and personal development training for undergraduate students (Int / Ext)
Objective of the programme |
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Obtaining the maximum contribution of the annually graduating university graduates to the socio-economic development of the country. |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 5.30 p.m. (03 days) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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40 |
The spirit of the students in the country, are absorbed in to the national university system annually. The debated issue of the skill mismatch of the university graduates and their lack of employability skills which are sought after by the private sector is creating a bottleneck and obstructs the proper usage of such talent in to the development of the country. The impact of government spending is also questioned at this stage as the expected outcome is not achieved after a long term investment towards development of human capital. Thus motivation and attitude changing, soft skill development prior to the undergraduates joining the world of work is essential to break this vicious cycle whilst changing the university curricular to suit the modern labour market requirements.
Awareness programme for teachers on career guidance
Objective of the programme |
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As the National Institute responsible for Career Guidance, improve awareness of career guidance among teachers, and to ensure better career guidance services to the students of the country through teachers in government schools. |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. (02 days) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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40 |
Apart from a childs’ parents it is the teacher who is most closer to a student during the school career. At the same time, the teachers can influence their students in many aspects. Yet, the teachers themselves should be armed with correct approaching and counseling techniques and the latest trends in labour market to be in a position to address the needs of students successfully.
Further, it is the teacher who meet the students on a regular basis and they are in position to guide them in a proper direction.
Therefore, it is essential to provide career guidance and counseling for school children during the school time, in order to prepare their future career plans, which will lead them to be absorbed to the working world as effective participants. In order to achieve this objective the teachers should be empowered through workshops to carry out their role of guidance and counseling officer in a successful and an effective manner which would meet the demands of the students.
Awareness programme for parents on career guidance
Objective of the programme |
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Providing an understanding of the role of parents in the educational and professional success of students studying for O/L and A/L examinations |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. (01 days) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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50 |
In this country with changing socio-economic patterns, it’s parents' responsibility to focus on children and refer them to the correct path, and cater productive person to the country. Therefore, in this changing socio-economic patterns in the field of education, it is essential to aware the parents on not just about trade sectors but also about the pattern of raising children properly.
Therefore, identifying student’s skills, raising awareness of the children about the education and employment fields, methods of raising children properly, and update their knowledge is a timely and essential requirement. It is directly influential on child's future career development.
Self-employment promotion programme
Objective of the programme |
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Motivate and guide the youth to start self-employment (who are interested to be a self-employer) |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 01.00 p.m. (1/2 a day) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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30 |
Self-employment sector receives special place in economic development of a country. Therefore, the youth who has the ability for self-employment, should be referred to grab that opportunity, because it’s a timely and essential requirement.
Career guidance for vulnerable groups programme
Objective of the programme |
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Motivate and guide the vulnerable youth to contribute to the various sectors of the economy by empowering them. |
Duration |
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8.30 a.m. – 04.00 p.m. (01 days) |
Resource person |
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Career Guidance Officer / Human Resource Development Officer |
No of beneficiaries |
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30 |
Significant amount of the youth of Sri Lanka can be identified as who are with special needs, who have been faced various conflicts, and being influenced by threatening situations.
It’s vital to add them to the mainstream, and develop their job suitability and let them contribute to the country's economic development.Youth falling in to the category of vulnerable may it be due to a physical or psychological special need, poverty, internally displaced, loss of proper parental care or even living in a disadvantaged/ under developed region qualifies to participate in this programme.