Sri Lanka, May 17 -- A high-level discussion was held on May 16 at the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to develop a joint initiative aimed at expanding foreign employment opportunities for Sri Lankan youth.

Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs Eranga Gunasekara led the meeting, which brought together officials from the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, and the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau.

Key topics included improving the quality of vocational training courses, aligning them with local and international job market demands, defining institutional responsibilities, and establishing systems to track the employment outcomes of vocational training graduates. The participants agreed on the need to cond...