Korean support to boost vocational training and education in Sri Lanka

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Cabinet clears to ink MoU with Korean Human Resource Development Service to improve vocational training in a two-year program

Korea has come forward to assist Sri Lanka to boost vocational training and education in a two-year program.

The Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Monday approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korean Human Resource Development Service and Vocational Training Authority to boost vocational training and education in Sri Lanka.

The move follows the Attorney General’s clearance and the approval of the External Affairs Ministry and the Department of Foreign Resources received.

“The Human Resources Development Service implemented under the Department of Labour and Employment in Korea has agreed to provide a grant of 2.15 billion South Korean Won to upgrade and boost the capacity of the National Vocational Training Institute in Niyagama, which is operating under the Vocational Training Authority (VTA),” a statement comprising Weekly Cabinet Decisions issued by the Government Information Department noted.

The proposed project is scheduled to be implemented in a two-year program from 2023.

The proposal to this effect submitted by the Education Minister Susil Premajayantha was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers at its meeting on Monday.