The document discusses the National Human Resource Development Council of Sri Lanka (NHRDC) and its contributions to employment opportunities in the tourism sector. It notes that the tourism industry in Sri Lanka will need around 130,000 newly trained personnel by 2020 to serve 4 million targeted tourists. This will add around 350,000 direct and indirect new jobs. However, there is currently a lack of female intake in hotel schools, many courses are not NVQ certified, and dropout rates are high. The NHRDC conducts various programs, studies, and capacity building initiatives to enhance skills and promote careers in the tourism industry among youth to meet sector job demands.

1. National Human Recourses Development Council Sri
Lanka, Ministry of National Policies and Economic
Affairs

2. NHRDC’s contributions for
the Employment
Opportunities in Tourism
Sector

3. NATIONAL HUMAN
RESOURCEDEVELOPMENTCOUNCILOF SRI LANKA
Act, No.18of 1977
An act to provide for the establishment of the national human
resource development council of Sri lanka for the purpose of
initiating, promoting, and participating in the implementation of,
policies relating to human resources development; and for maters
connected there with or incidental thereto.
According the act of NHRDC No.18 of 1997,
Said 14.II, to make recommendation to the minister, on plan and
programs on human resources development, in accordance with the
national policy, for submission to the government

4.  Employment, training and education
 Application of science and technology
 Enhancement of the quality of life
 The designing of special protection for
disadvantage groups or person
 Maintaining entitlement with economic
reforms

5.  Tourism industry in Sri Lanka will need
around 130, 000 newly trained personnel
by 2020 to serve the targeted 4 million
tourists
 based on arrival forecasts, will add around
350,000 direct and indirect new jobs by
2020.

6. Tourism Watch
A Look Back On 2018

7.  Lack of female intake
 Lack of number of intake
 Most of the hotel schools established in
cities
 There are 141 courses of which 118 are
not NVQ
 Higher number of dropout
 Lack of awareness among educated
youth

9. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Direct
Employment
57786 67862 112550 129790 135930
Indirect
Employment
80899 957007 157600 170100 183506
Total 138685 1024869 270150 299890 319436
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
iNumberofEmployees
Year
Employment in Hospitality Sector
Direct Employment Indirect Employment

12. • Conduct a Study on Tourism Industry Forecasts 2016 -2020
• Conducting capacity building of SMEs in hotel sector with SIYB
Association & Tourism Volunteer Association.
• Going to launch a new hospitality Accounting course in
association with CMA
• Conducted four awareness programme targeted (1262)
No District total
1 Batticalloa 372
2 Galle 170
3 Kalutara 370
4 Polonnaruwa 350
5 Puttalam Oct
6 Gampaha Nov
1262

15.  @ Batticaloa
 @ Galle

18. Expecting Assistance
• Collecting the participants
• Venue and date
• Staffs Assistance/ Coordinator to handle
the programme

19. 1. School Career Orientation Programme in Tourism Sector
2. Tourism Career Orientation Programme for School
leavers
Objectives
◦ To give orientation to youth on tourism and hospitality
◦ To connect the tourism industry and youth
◦ To enhance the capacity of youth
◦ To promote tourism and hotel management among youth and
provide skilled labour to the tourism and hotel management.
Expectation
◦ To increase the student involvement in tertiary and vocational
education training sector.
◦ Connect with industry and skills development