Enhancing skills in Sri Lanka for inclusion, recovery, and resilience

International development in practice

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World Bank

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Shobhana Sosale

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World Bank

Sri Lanka has confronted and is grappling with a number of exogenous shocks, including the devastating 2004 tsunami; the 2008 global recession; the COVID-19 global pandemic; and, more recently, the ongoing 'triple crisis' (fuel, food, fiscal). The country is now at a crossroads. An ongoing process of strengthening skills and improving education will be crucial to Sri Lanka's economic recovery. Sri Lanka is transitioning from a rural-based to a modern, urbanised economy, and better jobs are being created, especially in services. To remain globally competitive, the Sri Lankan workforce must gain the technical competencies and higher-order cognitive skills that meet the needs of local and foreign labor markets. As a result, Sri Lanka will need to transform its current skills development system and processes to align them to emerging jobs; improve their market relevance; and develop an effective, inclusive, and accessible education and training system for skilling, re-skilling, and up-skilling the stock and flow of the workforce. 'Enhancing Skills in Sri Lanka for Inclusion, Recovery, and Resilience' addresses these urgent issues and provides recommendations for educators and policy makers

Extent	xi, 118p.	ISBN	9781464820083
Size	N/A	Price	£35.95
Format	Paperback	Published	29 Jan 2024
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