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.

NVQ Level 05 & 06 common exam calendar – 2025

Institutes can submit applications for Online Knowledge Assessments with effect from 26.05.2025

Assessor Training Results – Batch 01/2023 | Batch 02/2023 | Repeat Exam -2023 |

Knowledge Assessment Result – 2021 March

Results of Common Examination for Equalizing NCT & NCIT (Civil/QS/Electrical & Electrical/Mechanical) to NVQ Level 05 and Instructions for viva-voce

Instructions for viva-voce

Re-correction Results of the NCT Common Examination – 2023

Occupations for Conducting the NVQ Level 4 Knowledge Assessment

Model Papers and Past Papers

COVID Relief Package for the Vocational Training System

COVID – 19 All Guidelines and Circulars

Need Analysis and Justification
For the Development of new National Competency Standards (NCS)

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PART-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY – Data Coding of Newspaper Job Advertisements

Application for the Request of NVQ Level 5 Equivalence for the Vocational Qualification through Expeditious (speedy) certification process in Mature Candidate Route

Calling Proposals for Research on TVET Sector – 2025

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Special Examination for mapping the NCT and NCIT (old syllabus) certificate to NVQ level 5

National Career Guidance Strategic Plan

Career Guidance Center Registration 2024

The List of Selected Career Guidance Practitioners

Job Outlooks

Code of Ethics for Career Guidance Practitioners

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TVEC Registered Career Guidance Centers

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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, Dr. K. A. Lalithadheera

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.