Sri Lanka, July 4 -- The Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated that adequate attention has not been given to vocational education in Sri Lanka and that, however, necessary steps will be taken to position it as a decisive subject moving forward.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while participating in the inauguration ceremony of the "Shrama Meheyuma" programme, launched today (July 4) at the Gampaha Technical College.

The programme is centred around vocational training institutions across the island with the aim of establishing a well-structured and attractive institutional system, according to the Prime Minister's Media Division.

"Vocational education will ...