Directory of HRD Institutions & Experts in the SAARC Region

SRI LANKA
Ms. A.K.U.N. Kodituwakku, Assistant Registrar. E-mail: upeksha@univotec.ac.lk
Ms. M.S.S. Rizana, Students Services Unit
Eng. D.S. Hettiarachchi, Continuing Education Center
Mr. U.K.D. Sugathadasa Dean
102. Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka (VTA)
354/2, Elvitigala road, P. O. Box 514, Colombo, Sri Lanka
www.vtasl.gov.lk
Date of Establishment 1995
Phone (+94)-11-2581904
Fax (+94)-11-2581904
E-mail
Head of Institution
Designation
Status of Institution
Objectives
Area of Research:
Staff Profile
chairman@vtasl.gov.lk
Colonel Dharshana Rathnayake
Chairman
Semi Government
The main objectives of the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka
are to:
Pave the way for youth to acquire skills needed to gain employment,
either wage, self or foreign and thus lead a contended life and
contribute towards the country's economic development
Provide vocation training for school-levers, students who do not
enter in to higher education and for the unemployed youth to meet
demand of local and foreign job markets
Upgrade skills of the personal in the industry and of the self
employed
Explore acquiring of new resources and income to achieve
sustainability
Human Resource Development
Mr. W.D.Fernando, Director, Training. E-mail: training@vtasl.gov.lk
Mr. W. A.Ranaweera, Director, Career Guidance & Job Placement. E-mail: cgjp@vtasl.gov.lk
Mr. K.J.Koralage, Director, Research. E-mail: research@vtasl.gov.lk
Ms. L.P.Manoja S Pathirana,Director, Administration. E-mail: admin@vtasl.gov.lk
Mr. Lokugalappaththi, Director, Finance. E-mail: finance@vtasl.gov.lk
Mr. N.K.Ilesinghe, Deputy Director, Training. E-mail: ddtraining@vtasl.gov.lk
Mr. N.S.D.Nawarathna,Deputy Director,Administration. E-mail: admin@vtasl.gov.lk
Ms. G.H.P.Damayanthi (TM), Deputy Director,Planning. E-mail: planning@vtasl.gov.lk
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