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Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF)

• Jul 20 2021

SLQF Gateway

Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework (SLQF) is the mechanism that standardizes qualifications and provides equivalents to other qualifications locally and globally.  RQF, which was formerly known as NVQ is the British qualification framework and other countries such as Australia, New Zealand also provides similar standardizations for their qualifications.

In this blog we attempt to explain the Sri Lanka’s Qualification framework popularly abbreviated as SLQF.

For students undertaking higher studies in Sri Lanka having an understanding of the SLQF is important. In Sri Lanka there are many private providers of qualifications and many students do not have an understanding or knowledge of the level or source of accreditation of the qualification they have gained. Framework covers a range of qualifications from certificates to doctoral degrees based on the complexity of learning, starting with level 1 certificate to level 10 doctoral degree.

This was introduced with the aim of improving the quality of higher education and training through a recognized comparison of different qualifications providing a comprehensive, nationally consistent, flexible framework for all qualifications in post-secondary education and training. It combines higher education and training into a single framework and brings together the diverse higher education and training systems into a single national system.

Understanding about this establishment is helpful to improve many aspects of the learning process and to make it easier for students to identify the levels of Education required when applying for jobs, and also to provide a clear understanding of the system to develop links with courses of the higher education institutions abroad.

 It is of immense importance for a student seeking to pursue higher studies, to have a thorough understanding of the education levels they are going to follow to prevent themselves being lost halfway through their studies. It is equally important to see if the Institution they are going to enroll at and the program they are going to follow are also recognized and approved by the relevant authorities. University Grants commission(UGC) is the local body to fund state universities and their homegrown degrees while also accrediting degrees offered by the Private Institutes in Sri Lanka affiliated with foreign Universities in developed countries. Therefore, prior to starting a degree in Sri Lanka it is substantial to check with the UGC if the specific program and their University is UGC approved to ensure a future for that qualification.

Sri Lanka Scholar website covers about 3000 courses offered by over 150 Institutes in Sri Lanka with transfer options to countries like Australia, UK, Canada, Malaysia. The Website also provides you the information of the Institutes and helps you to segregate the Institutes that are UGC approved and not .You can visit the website through www.srilankascholar.lk and be opened to a world of higher education opportunities existing locally and abroad.