1. HOLISTIC UPSKILLING FOR DIGITAL FUTURE
Poorna Bandara, Chairman
ICT Skills Council Sri Lanka

2. SRI LANKA ECONOMY IS RAPIDLY MODERNIZING
SMART CITIES IN THE MAKING
E-GOVERNMENT
NATIONAL E-LEARNING PLATFORM
INDUSTRY IS GOING FOR AUTOMATION
SRI LANKA HAS SET THE BAR HIGH AND WANTS TO BE
- ICT RESOURCE HUB FOR WORLD
ICT R&D CENTER FOR WORLD
REGIONAL FINANCIAL HUB
A MANUFACTURING HUB IN THE ‘SILK ROAD’
TRANSPORTATIONAL HUB

4. GLOBALIZATION MEANS YOU NEED TO PLAY GLOBAL
– GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

5. CONNECTING GLOBAL INDUSTRY TO TVET ECO SYSTEM
Silicon Valley of USA
Microsoft
Boeing
Google
IFS
Silicon Valley of India
Bosch
Mindtree
Infosys
Oracle
COLLABORATION
Ict
skills council

6. NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS
LEVEL 2:
E-CITIZEN
LEVEL 3:
OFFICE USER
LEVEL 4: IT SUPPORT STAFF
LEVEL 5:
IT PROFESSIONALS
WHERE DO WE START?
BUILDING
NATIONAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS
STEP-WISE APPROACH
20%
80%

7. E-LEARNING – A MUST TRAINING TOOL FOR DIGITAL AGE
WE STARTED NATIONAL
E-LEARNING PLATFORM
E-LEARNING – A MUST TRAINING TOOL FOR DIGITAL AGE
INTERESTING
WIDER ACCESS
CONSISTANCY
EASY TO CHANGE AND ADAPT

8. OBJECTIVE: CITIZEN CONVERSION FOR DIGITAL SRILANKA
FOR CITIZENS
OBJECTIVE: CITIZEN CONVERSION FOR DIGITAL SRILANKA
E-CITIZEN COURSE
OBJECTIVE: LEAP-FROG DIGITAL LITERACY RATE
SKILL: ICT FOR AVERAGE FAMILY
STRATEGY:
- EPISODE APPROACH
- E-LEARNING PLATFORM
PARTNERS: GOVERNMENT, SCHOOLS, ROTARY, TVET SECTOR

9. FOR OFFICE /GOVERNMENT WORKER
OBJECTIVE: CITIZEN CONVERSION FOR DIGITAL SRILANKA
FOR OFFICE /GOVERNMENT WORKER
OBJECTIVE: DIGITALLY SKILLED OFFICE WORKER
SKILLS: DIGITAL OFFICE SKILLS
Handling computers and digital devices
Internet and Communication
Using computers for office productivity
Working with and Securing Computers
Users role in software life cycle
Contributing towards a better work place
STRATEGY: E-LEARNING
PARTNERS: GOVERNMENT, TVET SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR

10. NON-ICT SECTOR SKILLED WORKER
OBJECTIVE: CITIZEN CONVERSION FOR DIGITAL SRILANKA
ICT FOR
NON-ICT SECTOR SKILLED WORKER
OBJECTIVE: DIGITALLY SKILLED INDUSTRY WORKER
SKILLS: DIGITAL INDUSTRY SKILLS
3D PRINTING
MODELLING SKILLS
DESIGNING
ERP SKILLS
STANDARDS
SIMULATION SKILLS
GENERAL SKILLS
STRATEGY: PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL COURSES
PARTNERS: OTHER SECTOR COUNCILS, TVET SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR

11. UPSKILLING ICT PROFESSIONALS
OBJECTIVE: CLEAR CAREER MAP
STRATEGIES:
E-LEARNING
CONTINUOS ALIGNMENT WITH INDUSTRY

12. LEARN WHILE YOU WORK PROGRAM
A/L
1 YEAR TVET PROGRAM
ENTER INDUSTRY
LEARN WHILE YOU WORK
DEGREE FUNDED BY INDUSTRY
AND
GOVERNMENT LOAN SCHEME

13. TVET PROGRAM PROMOTED TO UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY DEGREE
1 YEAR TVET PROGRAM
DEGREE WITH TVET QUALIFICATION
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

14. PROMOTE SETTING UP FABRICATION AND INNOVATION LABS ACROSS THE ISLAND

15. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN IN TECH JOBS
PROMOTE WORK FROM HOME PROGRAMS
FLEXI HOURS

16. NATIONAL SOFT SKILL PROGRAM

17. SKILLS COUNCIL MADE WAY TO NATIONAL POLICY MAKING COMMITTEES
NATIONAL EDUCATION COMMISSION
NATIONAL DIGITAL POLICY COMMITTEE
NATIONAL TRADE POLICY COMMITTEE
NATIONAL E-LEARNING COMMITTEE

18. IT REQUIRED A HOLISTIC APPROACH
ICT SKILLS
ICT INDUSTRY
NON ICT INDUSTRY
GOVERNMENT/OFFICE WORKERS
FUTURE VISION
CITIZENS
GLOBAL DEMAND
DIGITAL POLICY