Sri Lanka to Sign MoU with South Korea on Vocational Training and Student Exchange

COLOMBO(News 1st): The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding a vocational training and student exchange program in South Korea is scheduled to be signed today.

Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe has left for South Korea to attend the ceremony where the MOU will be signed. 

The new MoU will be signed between the Ministry of Labour, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of Sri Lanka, the Gyeongsangnam-do Province of the Republic of Korea, the Sacheon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Changshin University.

Through this MOU, Sri Lankan students selected by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health under the Ministry of Labour will get the opportunity to pursue higher education at Changshin University in South Korea.

Following their education, these students are expected to receive job opportunities in industrial establishments within the Gyeongsangnam-do Province, as well as opportunities for long-term residency there.