Visit of Sri Lankan Ambassadors to overseas to SLGTI construction site
In July 2015, thirty three Ambassadors / High Commissioners from Sri Lanka to countries abroad visited the SLGTI construction site.
Visit of German Parliamentarians to the NAITA Phase I Centre & the SLGTI Construction Site
A red carpet welcome was given to the delegation and other officials by the NAITA Phase I students.
Visit of the German Ambassador to the SLGTI Construction Site in Kilinochchi
The German Ambassador Dr Juergen Morhard visited the Kilinochchi NAITA Phase I Training Centre and the SLGTI construction site.
Visit of the Governor of the Northern Province to the Sri Lankan – German Training Institute (SLGTI) construction site
In March 2015, Hon H M G S Palihakkara – the Governor of the Northern Province visited the SLGTI construction site.
New Groundbreaking GIZ VTN Vocational Venture in the North
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development (MYASD) and its implementing arm, the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA), in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW) on behalf of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany are to set up the Sri Lankan German Training Institute (SLGTI) for which their Vocational Training in the North (VTN) Project was initiated in 2012.
Laying of the foundation stone SLGTI
22nd of March, saw another milestone in our history when the foundation for the SLGTI was laid.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Finance and Planning, and the KfW Entwicklungsbank
In April 2011, a KfW mission conducted an assessment mission. Meetings were held with representatives of the following institutions: the Presidential Task Force for the North of Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Economic Development (MED), the Department of National Planning, the Department of External Resources (DER), the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development (MYASD), the National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA), the KfW Entwicklungsbank and GIZ.
Inception of the Vocational Training project
In 2010, the Government of Sri Lanka and the Federal Republic of Germany nurtured the idea of a new vocational training project for the regions affected by the war. In that year, GIZ conducted a feasibility study to determine the need for such an institute and to discuss the intended design and location.
Allocation of Land for the Sri Lankan-German Training Institute (SLGTI)
In January 2011, the first seed was planted when the Presidential Task Force (PTF) and the Government Agent Kilinochchi (GA) allocated 25ac of land for the new institution at Araviyanagar for the Sri Lankan-German Training Institute (SLGTI).