Ashraf A Samad
KALMUNAI ; The event to award NVQ vocational qualification certificates to 330 people who had completed courses in more than 16 different technical training fields at more than 30 Vocational Training Authority training centers in the Ampara district was held on October (27) at the Le Meridien Conference Hall in Sainthamaruthu.
The event was held under the chairmanship of M.P.M. Naleem, Deputy Director of the Ampara District of the Vocational Training Authority.
The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority, under the Ministry of Higher Education and Technical Education, Vijitha Weeratunga, attended the event as the Chief Guest and presented NVQ certificates to those who successfully completed the training.
Also present were Ampara District Government Agent Anupama Mangala Wickramarachchi, Vocational Training Authority’s Career Guidance and Counseling Director Chandana Vidhana Pathirana, Planning and Career Research Director A. Muhammad Jabir, Director in charge of Examinations Kanakasundaram Saindamarudu Divisional Secretary, Ampara District Additional Government Agent
Officia from the Vocational Training Authority, lecturers, students who had completed the training, and parents also participated in the event.
It is noteworthy that NVQ certificates are gaining importance in areas such as Dehiyattakandiya, Nintavur, Karaithuvu, Kalmunai, Sammanthurai, Akkaraipattu, Pottuvil, Thirukovil, Ampara, and Uhanne , which are related to improving vocational skills and job opportunities, so that young dropouts from school can successfully complete training courses at the training centers of the Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority and confirm their government vocational qualification certificates.
(Text and picture by Ashraff.A.Samad)
