Sri Lanka, Feb. 26 -- Last week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the government is planning to consolidate all vocational training institutes nationwide into one vocational college to offer contemporary courses. The President emphasised the need to restructure vocational education to align with the demands of the modern world, ensuring that the youth of the country are equipped to excel in the competitive global job market. This is one of the essential tasks that need to be done as soon as possible in order to relieve the urgent demands of the country while reducing unemployment. We talk about vocational training.

Vocational training refers to instructional programmes or courses that focus on the skills required for a particul...