Welcome to TVEC
The Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission was established in 1991 as the apex body in the technical and vocational education and training sector under the provisions of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Act No 20 of 1990. Its primary responsibility is policy formulation, planning, quality assurance, coordination and development of tertiary and vocational education in the country.
The amendments introduced in December 1999 to the Tertiary and Vocational Education Act No. 20 of 1990, ensures that 10 out of 17 members of the TVEC including its Chairman, represent the Employer Associations and Private Sector entrepreneurs. This provides a forum at the highest level for the private sector to contribute towards developing policies and programmes that would help achieve the vision of the Government of maintaining a demand-driven training system.
The Chairman and the Director General of the Commission are assisted by a team of Directors, in charge of development functions and a Secretary who oversees the personnel, financial and administration functions.
Knowledge Assessment 2021, January postponed
All the training institutes are hereby informed that the Knowledge assessment to be held on 23rd, 24th, 30th and 31st January 2021 has been postponed up to the end of March 2021 due to Covid 19 outbreak. The new timetable will be published in due course. The new applicants can apply until 31.01.2021.
Accounts details
Bank: Peoples Bank Borella
Account No.: 078-1001-72266044
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Director (AQA), TVEC
04.01.2021
Common Examination of NVQ Level 5 & 6, January 2021 – Admission Card – Institute
Common Examination of NVQ Level 5 & 6, January 2021 – Admission Card – Candidate
Common Examination of NVQ Level 5 & 6, January 2021 – Time Table
Time Table for Common Examination of NVQ Level 5 & 6 Semester 1 – Cosmetology
Result of NCT, NCIT and QS viva voce for awarding of Equalence of NVQ Level 5
Assessor Training Results
Re-scrutinized results of Knowledge Assessment in January 2020 released. ( Centre Result Sheets / Candidate’s Result )
Results Sheets for Knowledge Assessment – 2020
Model Papers and Past Papers
Notice to All Registered Training Providers
GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW WHEN RE-OPENING TRAINING INSTITUTIONS TO PREVENT COVID-19
Need Analysis and Justification
For Development of new National Competency Standards (NCS)
Tracer Study of Vocational Training Graduates
වෘත්තීය පුහුණුලාභීන්ගේ වර්තමාන රැකියා තත්වයන් පසුවිපරම් කිරීමේ අධ්යයනය
Transparency and Efficiency
Please send your Grievances/Suggestions/Appreciations/Complaints regarding trainee harassments to info@tvec.gov.lk while outstanding of Institute Registration, Course Accreditation,Issuing NVQ Certificates and development of National Competency Standard (NCS) & Curricula. We believe in quality and total customer satisfaction.
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR GENERAL (Actg.), Mr.Janaka Jayalath
The overall objective of the national Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) strategy is to create a competent, motivated, adaptable and innovative workforce that plays pivotal roles in the poverty reduction and socio-economic development efforts of the country. This is achieved through facilitating demand-driven, employment oriented, relevant and outcome based TVET at all levels.
TVEC as the apex body in TVET sector in Sri Lanka, is empowered to accomplish its mandate through the main goals, that is to formulate, review, update and implement robust TVET policies & strategies, planning of TVET activities, develop and maintain information systems and develop institutional capacity of TVEC to establish and maintain a credible and quality assured National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) system. The global TVET environment is becoming increasingly borderless, making quality assurance of education and qualifications more important and necessary. In this context, TVEC is geared to respond local and global challenges making the NVQ system robust, flexible, coherent and comprehensive.