National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority

Manages dual-training apprenticeship programmes across 25 provincial centres nationwide. Training model combines institutional learning with on-the-job training in public and private sector workplaces. Specialist institutes include the Industrial Engineering Training Institute (IETI) Moratuwa (Sri Lanka–Germany joint project), Automobile Engineering Training Institute, Institute of Engineering Technology (Katunayake), and the Institute of Nursing & Healthcare Training. Minimum age 16, maximum 35.