Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education

Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE)
ශ්‍රී ලංකා උසස් තාක්ෂණ අධ්‍යපන ආයතනය
இலங்கை உயர் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனம்
Motto Become the Centre of Excellence in Technological Education
Type Public
Established 1995
Students 24,697
Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
6°55′25″N 79°51′41″E / 6.923718°N 79.861448°E / 6.923718; 79.861448Coordinates: 6°55′25″N 79°51′41″E / 6.923718°N 79.861448°E / 6.923718; 79.861448
Colours Orange, black and white
              
Website http://www.sliate.ac.lk/

The Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා උසස් තාක්ෂණ අධ්‍යපන ආයතනය Tamil: இலங்கை உயர் தொழில்நுட்ப நிறுவனம்) is a statutory body coming under the control of the Sri Lankan Higher Education Ministry which offers Higher National Diploma courses. At present, it manages and supervises twelve provincial Advanced Technological Institutes throughout the island.[1]

Establishment

SLIATE was established under the Parliament Act 29 of 1995 focusing on fostering Advanced Technical Education at a post-secondary level and its head is a Director General appointed by the cabinet. SLIATE is mandated to establish an Advanced Technical Institute (ATI) in every province for both Engineering and Business Studies.

At present, it manages and supervises twelve separate Advance Technical Institutes and six sections housed in the Technical Colleges under Department of Technical Education and Training to conduct the courses of Higher National Diplomas and National Diplomas. Each institute has a Director and each section has an Academic Coordinator.

The leadership positions are:

Position Role Current executive
Minister of Higher Education Head of the Higher Education and presides at the
convocation of the Advanced Technological Institute		 Hon. Lakshman Kiriella
The Deputy Minister of Higher Education Deputy Minister of the Higher Education Hon. Nandimithra Ekanayaka
Director General of the SLIATE Present Director General of the SLIATE Dr. W. Hilary E. Silva
Deputy Director General (Academic Affairs) Deputy Director General (Academic Affairs Planning and Research )of SLIATE Prof. Chitra Ranjani

Institutes

The Advanced Technological Institutes consists of 12 ATI's.[2] They are:

  1. Dehiwala ATI[3]
  2. Galle ATI[4]
  3. Kandy ATI[5][6]
  4. Kurunagala ATI[7][8]
  5. Badulla ATI[9][10]
  6. Jaffna ATI[11]
  7. Naiwala ATI[12]
  8. Ampara ATI[13][14]
  9. Trincomalee ATI[15]
  10. Labuduwa ATI [16][17][18][19][20][21]
  11. Colombo ATI[22][23]
  12. Dehiwala ATI[24]
  13. Kegalle ATI[25]

Sections

The following is a list of Advanced Technological Institute Sections:[26]

  1. Anuradapura Technical College[27][28]
  2. Rathnapura Technical College[29]
  3. Sammanthurai Technical College[30]
  4. Batticaloa Technical College[31]

Courses

Advanced Technology Institute conducts 12 courses:

  1. HNDIT (Higher National Diploma in Information Technology)
  2. HNDE (Higher National Diploma in Engineering)
  3. HNDA (Higher National Diploma in Accountancy)
  4. HNDM (Higher National Diploma in Management)
  5. HNDQS (Higher National Diploma in Quantity Survey)
  6. HNDBSE (Higher National Diploma in Building Service Engineering)
  7. HNDT - Agri (Higher National Diploma in Technology)
  8. HNDFT (Higher National Diploma in Food Technology)
  9. HNDTHM (Higher National Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management)
  10. HND in English
  11. HNDBA (Higher National Diploma in Business Administration)
  12. HNDBF (Higher National Diploma in Business Finance)

References

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