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Revision and Upgrading of Vocational Education and Training (VET) Plan forElectrical and Electronics Industry Sector

Project TeamProf. Rohan Lucas, Prof. Ranjit Perera, Prof. Lanka UdawattaDr. Satish Namasiwayam, and Dr. Buddhika JayasekaraDept. of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa

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Presentation Overview

Backgroundand Objectives

Structure of the VET plan

Questionnaire Development

Data Collection Resource Personal

Staff Deployment

Pilot Survey, Database Development, and Analysis

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Background

It is important to analyze the present situation

of Electrical and Electronic Industry

A sample of around 300 companies/industries hasbeen selected from a list of approx. 500+ companies

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Structure of the VET plan

Economic Environment of the industry

Human resources profile

Current training profile

Training plan for short term and medium term(2011-2015)

Mechanism for coordination, monitoring and review of plan

implementation

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Structure of the VET plan

Economic Environment of the industry Industry profile

Composition, distribution, contribution of GDP, Export

volume, technological levels and changes

Government policies and other factors impacting on industry

Fiscal incentives, budgetary concessions, government

priorities etc

Articulation a long term vision and objectives

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Structure of the VET plan

Human resources profile

Occupational structure

Currently employed population by sex, age, district etc

Manpower requirement for next 5 years

Training needs in terms of manpower requirement

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Structure of the VET plan

Current training profile Section explain the details regarding the existing supply of training

Number of skills standards and tests available by occupation

Current supply of training

Deficits and excesses in the training provisions

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Structure of the VET plan

Training plan for short term and medium term(2011-2015) This section explains the proposed activities from the survey

Training provisions

Training programs

New skills standards and curricula development

New training programs

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Structure of the VET plan

Mechanism for coordination, monitoring and review of plan

implementation

This section will explain industrial and operational

arrangements regarding coordination, monitoringreviewing an updating of the plan

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Questionnaire Development

Questionnaire for companies/industries Questionnaire for training institutions

Small, Medium, and Large scale Distribution, Nature

Human Resource Profile

Training Profile

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Data Collection

Face-to-face Interviews E-mail-based Data Collection

Group discussions: Industry-academia

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Resource Personal

Project Coordinator Event Coordinator (data collection and meetings)

Members: Professors/Senior Lecturers

Project Support Staff

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Staff Deployment

Staff Member Work/duties in data CollectionProject Coordinator Overall coordination of the projectEvent coordinator

(data collection)Coordinate the data collection activity

Members of the team Survey Design, Data Analysis, ReportWriting, Conduct the survey

Support staff

(data collection) Conduct the survey

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Pilot Survey and Analysis-Composition of the Industry

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NOE 10 10

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Pilot Survey and Analysis-District Wise Distribution

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TO 50 50

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Pilot Survey and Analysis-Geographical Distribution/Sector Wise

B.O.I10%

Non B.O.I90%

Colombo

Colombo71%

Kalutara29%

BOI and Non-BOI composition

Alternative analysis Distribution by ownership (private,

government, other) Distribution by Export, Local And Both

etc.

Male77%

Female23%

Male Female distribution

Pil S d A l i

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Pilot Survey and Analysis-Positions Count byMajor Seven Categories

Decision making

3%

Managers

4%

Supervisors7%

Experiencedskilled workers

16%

Skilled workers33%

Semi-skilled workers33%

Workers with basic

skills4%

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Questionnaire

1. Emerging fields and relevant occupations in Electrical and Electronics sector

2. Challenges and Benefits of emerging fields/occupations

3. Phasing out fields and relevant occupations in Electrical and Electronics secto

4. Future directions of the Electrical and Electronics Industry

5. Occupational Structure

6. Skills gap of the current workforce

7. NVQ Framework of Sri Lanka-Progress and Current Status

8. Any additional comments/suggestions

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