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The objectives of this conference were to: (1) showcase the establishment and implementation of a National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQF) and to share the experience of Sri Lanka with countries in the South Asia and Southeast Asia region; (2) analyse the key implementation issues of the NVQ system and the benefits of NVQF to Sri Lankan industry; (3) take examples of advancements in qualification systems and best practices in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in high income and middle income countries for further improvement; and (4) make employers and human resource agencies of Sri Lanka and abroad aware of the Sri Lankan TVET system that provide quality assured competencies at certificate, diploma and degree levels. Presentations: International trends in technical and vocational education and training [key note address] / Sungsup Ra; Technical and vocational education pathways in Australia / Judith Uren; School to work transition: whether and how to vocationalize secondary education / Sofia Shakil; Key reforms in revitalizing technical and vocational education training (TVET) in Malaysia / Pang Chau Leong; Canada has strong participation in its TVET programming through community colleges that work closely with the private sector: how does that work? / James William Knight; Sweden: career guidance for improved efficiency and effectiveness of TVET / Klas Tallvid; National strategy on technical and vocational education and training (tvet) provision for vulnerable people in Sri Lanka / Ajith Polwatte; TVET strategy of India for greater access to young population and improvement of relevance through Sector Councils / Sharda Prasad; Labour market analysis and human resource demand forecasting in developing economies / Paul Comyn; Human resource demand forecasting: Sri Lankan experience / Janaka Jayalath; Labour migration: Sri Lankan experience / Mangala Randeniya; Concepts, development and implementation of National Vocational Qualification Framework (NVQF) of Sri Lanka / T. A. Piyasiri; How national competency standards and assessment meet the expectation of industry / T. P. K. Perera; Role and accountability of university of vocational technology in tvet sector in Sri Lanka / D. D. Wijesinghe; Implementation of NVQ at certificate level: critical issues and lessons learnt / W. D. Fernando; Implementation of NVQ Level 5 and 6 at the colleges of technology / Chitral Ambawatta; How does [Accredited Training Providers' Association] ATPA influence the society in implementing the NVQ system among the youth / Neil Bulathsinhala; NVQ implementation by [nongovernment organisation] NGO vocational training providers in Sri Lanka: experience and lessons learned on use of employment/income tracer studies / Ingrid Knutson; How the industry and commerce view the establishment of NVQ in Sri Lanka / Thusitha Tennakoon; The true story of capability development at Coca-Cola: Sri Lanka shows how the industry benefited from the NVQ / Amali Ferdinandes; Regional overview of TVET and key issues / Paul Comyn; TVET reforms in Pakistan / Abdul Wahi Uqaily; TVET developments in Bangladesh / Abul Kashem; TVET reforms in Nepal / Chandra Bhakta Nakarmi; Experience of TVET reforms and NVQF in Bhutan / Sangay Dorjee. Show less