The comprehensive National Policy Framework covers all areas of tertiary education, namely: higher education, technical and vocational education, as well as quality assurance assessment and accreditation, and career guidance and counselling in Sri Lanka. It provides recommendations for improving all sectors of tertiary education with a particular emphasis of relevance and responsiveness of education to economic and social demand. Among the issues covered are developing linkages between university and technical and vocational education sectors, providing internships and training placements, developing linkages with industry and service sector in order to widen the opportunities for employment of graduates, active participation of industry sector employers in designing courses provided by state-owned TVET institutions, entrepreneurship skills development, and improved access to TVET/livelihood training for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.