To find a solution, it is important to understand the causes for this segment’s unemployment No one has introduce solution to the issue exist among the Art Graduates Youth Unemployment has been long lasting issue and no change in last 10 years Scholl education has not been change to meet the market requirement Universities are taught traditional syllabus that has no change in curriculum Private sector’s labour requirements are not being met by the local graduates Available school curriculum has not been changed and job market requirement is not match with the skills and competencies they gain Art stream has more diversified but subject are not related to each other and not modernized Appropriate knowledge and skills demanded by the labour market, is not gain from the school and existing university curriculum Most creativity subject among the GCE (A/L) is Aesthetic education but market demand has not been identified and targeted What is ultimate goal of investment in education. Are we aware about Return of Investment

1. CHANGE
COMPETENCY TO
ENHANCE
EMPLOYABILITY
SKILLS OF ART
STREAM
GRATUATES
MODERNIZATION OF
GCE (A/L) ART STREAM IN SRI LANKA
Presented by Upul Indika Kumara

2. Every moment is an
organizing
opportunity, every
person a potential
activist, every minute
a chance to change
the world
Long lasting Solution for the graduate
unemployment in the country
Is there an ability of students to succeed is determined, not only
by the degrees they earn, but also by the quality and relevance
of what they learn to the changing labour market

3. Problem-According to the
Unemployed Graduate
Association, the number of
unemployed graduates in the
country is around 53,000, who
are demanding a solution 34%
are from Art Stream
Is the solution to attach them to government sector?
More than 90,000 A/L Art stream dropouts
in a every year come to the labor market

4. 4
• Available school curriculum has not been
changed and job market requirement is not
match with the skills and competencies they
gain
• Art stream has more diversified but subject are
not related to each other and not modernized
• Appropriate knowledge and skills demanded
by the labour market, is not gain from the
school and existing university curriculum
• Most creativity subject among the GCE (A/L) is
Aesthetic education but market demand has
not been identified and targeted
• What is ultimate goal of investment in
education. Are we aware about Return of
Investment
• No one has introduce solution to
the issue exist among the Art
Graduates
• Youth Unemployment has been
long lasting issue and no change in
last 10 years
• Scholl education has not been
change to meet the market
requirement
• Universities are taught traditional
syllabus that has no change in
curriculum
• Private sector’s labour
requirements are not being met
by the local graduates
To find a solution, it is important to understand the causes for this
segment’s unemployment.

5. 1. To enhance employability skills through the demanded
skilled labour force
2. Covert At stream as a most demanded employable
stream
3. To change the current skills mismatch situation create
labour force to enhance and contribute regional
economic development
Objectives of the proposed program
5

6. 6
To find a solution, it is important to
understand the causes for this segment’s
unemployment
Background
Current Issue
Demand for
Government
Job
No Proper
Plan to stop
the Problem
No link with
economic
policy and
Education
Expand
university
enrolment
Issue with
appropriate
knowledge
and skills
Social Image
on Art
Stream
 Current Art Stream
Curriculum never change
the issue and increase the
gravity of problem
 No strategies were
successful to increase
other stream students
enrollment
 Solution can be found
within the stream or
modernizing and
vocationalization

7. Youth Unemployment –Long-lasting issue

8. IFTHEY ARE NOT ADMITTEDTO UNIVERSITY?
No Sat
75808
55958
19850
9000
46958
0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 70000 80000
Sat
Qualified to University Entrance
Not Qualified
University enrolled
Not entered in to University
Note-School Candidates

9. ISSUE INTHE LABOR MARKET
1.7
4.8 5
2.9
3.5
7.9
11.3
6.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Grade10 & below G.C.E. (O/L) G.C.E. (A/L) & above Total
Unemployment Rates by level of education & gender – 2017
Male Female

10. 10
What is the total contribution of Art Stream to after A/L
A/L Sat Art Stream
105,398 (39%) Art Stream Passed in All
3 subjects
(Eligible for University
Entrance)
69151 (65.61%)
Total A/L
267,111
University Seats for
Art Stream- 9400
(14%)
A/L Failed -36247
Not entered in to university-59751
Annual Contribution-
95,998
Note-All Candidates

11. 11
Quality and relevance of the Art Stream Graduates
 Spending time at a university should not serve only as a preparation for a job or a career.
Most faculties have had to continuously reconsider the structure and contents of their
courses to enhance the employment prospects of their graduates
 After earning their degree they are not successful in a competitive market environment.
 Demand for government jobs is common phenomena in every year

12.  Those who studied for 13 years are youth need right
preparation for the world of work
 Country need to address this issue before university
graduation
 The impetus to a higher level of development of any
country’s economy lies in the general educational
achievement of the country’s citizens.
12

13. TIMETO MODERNISE 50YEARS OLD OUT-
DATED SUBJECTS IN ART STREAM
13
EXPLORE THE MARKET DEMAND OF THE ART
STREAM SUBJECTS AND CHANGE THE
COMPETENCIES TO INCREASE EMPLOYABILITY

14. Explore the market
through creativity and innovation
teaching them for future world of work

15. 15
ART STREAM SYLLABUS AND ULTIMATE ACHIEVEMENT
1. Basket 01- Social Sciences / Applied Social Studies
2. Basket 02- Religions and Civilizations
3. Basket 03- Aesthetic Studies
4. Basket 04 - Languages
Degree Offered -
BACHELOR OF ART

16. WHAT IS NOTTAUGHT IN SCHOOL NOW IN ART SUBJECT
Mathematics of Music Engineering of Music
Science of Music Technology of Music

17. MISSING OBJECTIVE OFTHE GCE(A/L)
17
UNIVERSITY
ENTRANCE
EXAM??
OR
PROVIDE SKILLS
TO LABOR
MARKET?

18. WHY ART STUDENT ENROLLMENT HAS NOT
CHANGED
18
44%
25%
23%
8%
2013
Art - කලා
Commerce - වාණිජ
Science - විද්‍යා
Technology - තාක්ෂණික
46%
22%
21%
11%
2017
Art - කලා
Commerce - වාණිජ
Science - විද්‍යා
Technology - තාක්ෂණික

19. Unmet target of the national program/ Effort
25%
35%
40%
ESDFP 2012-2017
Art
Commerce
Science
25%
25%
30%
20%
Public Investment Program 2017- 2020
Art
Commerce
Science
Technology

20. Behaviour of the enrolment of Art Stream
44.24
43.15
41.47
45.61
45.43
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

21. • No relationship with job market,
• Pass rate of mathematics and science,
• University enrolment
• Law pass rate for A/L Science and Mathematics
CAN ANYBODY INFLUENCETO SUBJECT
SELECTION OF A/L STUDENTS
21

22. Current subjects combination available for Art Stream
Social Science/
Applied Science
Subjects
• Economics
• Geography
• History
• Home Science
• Political Science
• Logic
• Accounting or
Business statistics
• Communication and
Media study
• Technology Subject
• ICT
Religious and
Civilization
• Buddhist Civilization
• Catholic
• Hindu
• Islam
• Greek and Rome
Civilization
Aesthetic Subjects
• Art
• Dancing
• Music
• Drama and Theater
Language Subjects
• Sinhala
• Tamil
• English
• Arabic
• Pale Sanskrit
• China,
• Male
• French
• German
• Russian
• Hindi
• Japan

23. What is the logic of Art Stream Subject Selection?
Student
01
ICT
DramaB.STAT
Student
02
ECON
DancingBC
There is no logic behind the selection of three subjects in Art Stream. Most of the Students are planning to go in to
university.

24. Regional factors affected to increase Art Stream
32%
29%
34%
24%
27%
26%
28%
26%
28%
27%
42%
36%
42%
39%
42%
41%
44%
40%
WESTERN
NORTH WESTERN
SOUTHERN
NORTH CENTRAL
CENTRAL
UVA
SABARAGAMUWA
EASTERN
NORTHERN
Results of Science and Art by Provinces
Science % Art %

25. Relationship between poverty and Subject Selection
SN Province Total A/L
Poverty head
count index
Mean Per
capita income
(Rs.)
Science
Science
%
Art Art %
1 Western 55573 1.7 21665 17660 32% 15127 27%
6 North Western 22929 2.7 16671 6598 29% 9597 42%
3 Southern 29581 3 15730 10157 34% 10523 36%
7 North Central 12130 3.3 16567 2946 24% 5134 42%
2 Central 26633 5.4 13729 7207 27% 10482 39%
8 Uva 13613 6.5 13867 3514 26% 5719 42%
9 Sabaragamuwa 20029 6.7 13157 5642 28% 8178 41%
5 Eastern 14551 7.3 11259 3843 26% 6419 44%
4 Northern 11591 7.7 11384 3261 28% 4629 40%

26. Pass rate by stream 2018-2018
68.65 69.24
70.38 69.40
50.11 57.46
54.10 60.79
2015 2018
Pass rate for Student by Subjects
Art Commerce Science Technology

27. University Admission by Stream
Year Arts Commerce Physical Science Biological Science
Engineering
technology
Biosystems
Technology
2012/2013 7995 4966 5043 6129
2013/2014 8227 5225 5280 6376
2014/2015 8617 5299 5287 6316
2015/2016 9891 5441 5374 6288 1130 721
2016/2017 9418 5793 6023 7032 1215 857

28. O/L Mathematics performance of art stream students
Subject A B C S W Total
Mathematics 59 46 66 26 3 200
Science 47 28 76 46 3 200
29%
23%
33%
13%
2%
Results for Mathematics
A B C S W
23%
14%
38%
23%
2%
Results for Science
A B C S W

29. How guide them to apply their mathematics in art

30. ICT for Modernization of Art Stream
Geo
Science
GPS Technology Spatial Science Remote Sensing Technology
Drama Digital Drama
Animation and Vedio
Production
Digital Model Creation
Music Vedio Editing Web Based application Development Digital Sound creation
Art Digital Art
Animation
3D Creation
Graphic
Desining
Internet
Art
Digital
Image
Manipulatio
n
Video Art
History
e-Heritage System
Development
Web Desingning and
Development
Develop new Tousrism Model

31. Common Undergraduate & Graduate Courses in Art and
Technology
 Digital Image Manipulation
 Internet Art
 3D Modeling
 Holography
 Moving Image Art
 New Media Art
 Computer Animation
 Video Art

32. • We teach common ICT subject for all the stream in GCE
(A/L), No matter they are art commerce, Science,
Technology
• ICT for specific subject can be more advantage than
learning Boolean algebra, programing techniques
What went wrong?
32

33. Job Market Demand
 Globalization which is in full swing, resulting in a competitive
market environment, and the increasing pace of
technological change.
 Labour market employment opportunities too are rapidly evolving
 Our School universities should change curricula and training
methods so that their students will be well equipped to adapt to
these changes.
Art 2D 3D Animation
Cartoon
Visual Effects

34. World Animation Industry
 According to the KPMG India-FICCI Indian Media and Entertainment Industry Report 2017, the Indian
animation and VFX industry grew at 16.4 per cent in 2016 to reach a size of INR59.5 billion, driven majorly by a
31 per cent growth in VFX, with animation remaining steady at a growth rate of 9 percent.

35. Current Job Market Behaviour in Sri Lanka
748
114
145
176
31
26
65
113
91
73
403
225
12
116
59
85
43
492
67
47
125
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
ICT
Customer Relations/Public Relations
Supervision/Quality Control
Corporate Management/Analysts
Hospitality/Tourism
Accounting/Auditing/Finance
Fashion/Design/Beauty
Manufacturing/Operations
International Development
Media/Advert/Communication
Eng-Mech/Auto/Elec
Demand (2019-Januaray)

36. Most demanded Jobs can match to Art Stream Subjects
 Computer Games
 Computer Generated Imagery
 2D Animation
 Stop Motion
 Motion Capture
 3D Animation Movies
 Animation Content Development

37. 21st Century Job market

38. 21 Century Skills that are employable

39. Adding technology to enhance value
Vocationalization of
Dancing and other
related discipline

40. Advantages of modernization of art stream
Regional
Entreprenours
Foreign Job
market
Local Job
Market

41. Training schools graduate to business development
Planning
Registratio
ns
Finance
Marketing
Products
and
services
Risk
manageme
nt
Change
and growth
People

42. School Business Group Model
Tourism
Geogrpghy
Economic
ICT
History
Aesthetic
Transport
and Logistic

43. Identify the regional job market demand and preparation
of youth by changing syllabus
 Farms, fishing and forestry (Agriculture, Fishing and aquaculture, Forests and wood)
 Mining, energy and water (Mining and resources,Water, Energy)
 Hospitality, tourism and sport (Tourism, Food, beverage and catering)
 Transport and logistics (Personalized transport services)
 Science, IT and creative industries(Information and communication technology (ICT),
Creative industries)
 Manufacturing and retail (Manufacturing, Retail and wholesale)
 Service industries and professionals (Service industries, Professional and financial
services)

44. Re inventing traditional industry through innovation

45. Strength of the current education system
Graduate
44%
Trained
54%
Untrained
1%Trainee
1%
Teachers by major qualification
Graduate
Trained
Untrained
Trainee
Other
1029
1818
3288
4059
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
1AB
1C
Type
2
Type
3
Schools by Type-2017

46. 46
Proposed Modernization Subject Area

47. 47
EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZED SUBJECTS
Subject Area Employment Opportunities Current and Future
(Local/Foreign)
Minimum Salary Scale
1. GEO SCIENCE
o Geography
o Remote Sensing
o Geoinformatics
o Urban Planning
o Urban Designing
o Geographical Information
System (GIS)
o Earth Science
o Surveying and Mapping
o Environmental Science
o Disaster Management
o Image Processing
o Data Science
o Entrepreneurship
o Geology
o Geomorphology
o Geospatial technology
1. Cartographer
2. GIS Specialist
3. Environmental consultant
4. Town planner
5. Remote sensing specialist
6. Database Manager
7. GIS Consultant
8. Geographical information systems officer
9. Landscape architect.
10. Disaster management specialist
11. Regional Planner
12. Planning and Monitoring
13. Data analysts and Data Mining
14. GIS Technician.
15. GIS Analyst.
16. GIS Administrator.
17. GIS Developer.
18. GIS Applications Specialist.
19. GIS Professional.
20. GIS Manager.
21. GIS / IT Technician.
22. GIS Technical Architect
LKR 100,000-150,000 or Above with
experience

48. 48
EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZED SUBJECTS
1. DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE
o Economics
o Financial Management
o Statistics
o Research and Development
o Decision Science
o Marketing Management
o Economic Statistics
o Business Development and Management
o Financial Economics
o Procurement Management
o Cooperate Management
o Logistic/Warehouse /Transport management
o Entrepreneurship
o Human Resource Management
o Facility Management
1. Financial advisor
2. Financial analyst
3. Statistician
4. Operations research analyst
5. Credit analyst.
6. Data Analyst
7. Supply chain analyst
8. Budget analyst
9. Environmental economist
10. Market research analyst
11. Business journalist
12. Investor relations associate
13. Entrepreneur
14. HR Manager
15. Economist
16. Marketing Manager
17. Management consultant
18. Financial manager
19. Foreign Service economic officer
20. Pricing analyst
LKR 100,000-150,000
or Above with
experience

49. 49
EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZED SUBJECTS
1. HUMAN SCIENCE
o Psychology
o Sociology
o Political Science
o History
o Anthropology
o Moral studies
o Physical Education
o Home Science (Food and Nutrition,
Human Development and Family Resource
Management)
o Catering management
o Sports Management
o Entrepreneurship
1. Psychologist
2. Social & Inclusion Specialist
3. Youth Counselor
4. Mental Health Specialist
5. Urban planner
6. Human rights officer
7. Rehabilitation counselor
8. Public health educator
9. Criminology researcher
10. Data analyst
11. Market researcher
12. Social researcher
13. Statistician
14. Survey research technician
15. Career counselor
16. Public health supervisor
17. Rural health outreach worker
18. Substance abuse counselor
19. Child development specialist
20. Environmental organizer
21. Health Services Manager
22. Coach
23. Entrepreneur
24. Archelogy
25. Tourism manager
26. Food Production Manager.
27. Food Scientist.
28. Food Technologist.
29. Product Development Specialist.
30. Public Health Sanitarian.
31. Quality Control Scientist.
32. Research and Development Technician.
LKR 100,000-
150,000 or Above
with experience

50. 50
EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZED SUBJECTS
1. AESTHETICS EDUCATION
o Drama
o Dancing
o Music
o Art
o Multimedia Communication
o Digital Art /Graphic Designing/Printing
o Digital Animation
o Industrial arts
o Printing and Drawing
o Homemaking
o Video Editing and Creation
o Cinema Technology
o Radio and Television Technology
o Advertising
o Mass media and Communication
o Entrepreneurship
o Online Communication and Application
Development
o 3D Printing Sculpture
1. Event manager
2. Art Director
3. Music Director
4. Program Director
5. UI Developer
6. Music Therapist
7. Television Production
Manager
8. Editorial Manager
9. Marketing Assistant
10. 3D Modeler
11. Animator
12. Cartoonist
13. Character Animator
14. Character Rigger
15. Color Key Artist
16. Compositing Artist
17. Concept Artist
18. Digital Painter
19. Director
20. Effects Animator
21. Forensic Animator
22. Art Director
23. Film and Video Editor
24. Flash Animator
25. Graphic Designer
26. Stop Motion Animator
27. Video Game Designer
28. Commercial Photographer.
29. Creative Director.
1. Display Designer.
2. Editorial Photographer.
3. Graphic Artist.
4. Graphic Production Artist.
5. Studio Photographer.
6. Record Producer.
7. Music Producer
8. Recording Engineer
9. Lighting Designer/Set Designer
10. Stage Management/Production Crew
11. Dance Writer
12. Physical Therapist.
13. Yoga/Pilates/Somatic Teacher
14. Costume Designer
15. Choreographer/Director
16. Marketing for dancers
17. Lighting Designer.
18. Associate Lighting Designer
19. Assistant Lighting Designer.
20. Production Electrician.
21. Board Operator (aka LX Operator)
22. Follow spot Operator.
23. Moving Light Programmer.
24. Moving Light Maintenance Crew.
25. Rigger
26. Storyboard Artist
27. Independent Filmmaker
28. Texture Artist
29. Visual Development Artist
30. Flash Animator
LKR 100,000-150,000 or Above with
experience

51. 51
EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZED SUBJECTS
5.FOREIGN LANGUAGE
o English
o French
o Chinese (Mandering)
o German
o Japanese
o Hindi
o Arabic
o Spanish
o Russian
o Sinhala
o Tamil
o Hospitality and Tourism
Management/Catering
Technology
o Hotel management
o Communication
o Entrepreneurship
1. Announcer
2. Author
3. Civil Service Worker
4. Foreign Language Teacher
5. Foreign Student Advisor
6. Hotel Manager
7. Human Resources Director
8. Librarian Special
9. Agent - FBI Textbook Publisher
10. International Relations Director
11. Anthropologist
12. Bilingual Teacher
13. Customs Inspector
14. Foreign News Correspondent
15. Health Administrator
16. Immigration Inspector
17. Interpreter
18. Linguist
19. Speech Pathologist
20. Tour Guide
21. Audiologist
22. Buyer
23. Diplomat
24. Foreign Service Officer
25. Historian Import / Export Clerk
26. Journalist
27. Missionary
28. Technical Writer
29. Translator
LKR 100,000-150,000 or
Above with experience

52. 52
EMPLOYMENT OPPRTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZED SUBJECTS
6. CREATIVITY
AND TECHNOLOGY
o Graphic Designing and
Communication
o Photography and Video
Production
o Performing Art
o Textiles
o Food and Cookery
o Product Design (Textile,
Resistant Materials)
o Fashion and lifestyle
design
o Textile Designing
o Media and
communication design
o Landscape Architecture
Designing
o Event management
o E-Learning
o Entrepreneurship
1. Advisement agent
2. Graphic designer
3. Commercial photographer.
4. Evidence photographer - forensic.
5. Fashion photographer.
6. Finish photographer.
7. Forensic photographer.
8. Industrial photographer.
9. Film director.
10. Film/video editor.
11. Lighting technician,
broadcasting/film/video.
12. Location manager.
13. Programme researcher,
broadcasting/film/video.
1. Runner, broadcasting/film/video.
2. Sound technician,
broadcasting/film/video.
3. Television/film/video producer.
4. Event Manager
5. Landscape architecture designer
6. Communication Specialist
7. E content developer
8. Fashion Design Assistant
9. Apparel/Fashion Designer,
10. Textile Material Design
11. Product/ Footwear Design
12. Apparel Designer
13. Graphic or Architecture design
LKR 100,000-150,000 or
Above with experience

53. 53
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5. S Suraweera (2017). Ran Karapati Raekiyawak Sadaha Yathura.

54. THANKYOU
Name-Upul Indika Kumara
Phone-0718870844
Email-yenupul@gmail.com
Blog-https://artstreammodernization.wordpress.com/