After finishing your A/L examination, you can now follow a course to train for a new career or find a suitable employment.
1. Higher Education or Finding a Job?
First decide whether you want to do further education and earn a degree or post-graduate or professional qualification or find a Job and earn money. Of course you do several courses while studying. Also remember you need a good education (degree) to find a good job these days, therefore it is better to get further qualification now.
2. Do A/L Again
A/L results are important for higher education degree programs, and also to get a good employment. Therefore you can do A Level again, If you did not work hard for the first time or your Z-score is not sufficient for the required course such as Medicine or Engineering.
Find GCE A/L Revision class.
https://studentlanka.com/2014/09/06/2015-al-revision-tuition-classes-and-teachers/
3. Learn the Basics – English, IT and soft skills
To find a good job you need English knowledge, IT (Computing) and other soft skills.
Learn English in Sri Lanka – select classes and courses –
https://studentlanka.com/2011/10/05/learning-english-in-sri-lanka-select-classes-and-courses/
Watch our video on Study Options after A Level
4. Degrees at National Universities –
If you are sure about your exam results, then await for results to enter into Sri Lankan Public University system, which offer excellent degrees at no cost.
5. Open University/ KDU/ IChem or Ocean University Degree
Open University offers several undergraduate degree programs under four Faculties: Natural Sciences, Engineering Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences and Education. You can get a degree in several fields: Botany, Zoology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities, Social sciences etc
Open University Degrees and Courses
https://studentlanka.com/2014/10/26/degree-programs-open-university-of-sri-lanka-ousl/
You can also enter
Kothalawala Defense University,
Ocean University or
Follow Graduate-ship offered by Institute of Chemistry
6. Professional Qualifications in Management – Accounting, HR or Marketing
Or you can follow courses to get Professional Qualifications.
Popular options in this category includes Management, Accounting, Marketing and Information Technology courses.
Popular Accounting courses are Chartered Accounting, CIMA, ACCA and AAT. Business Management, Marketing and Human Resource Management courses are offered by institutes such as NIBM, BSc Business Administration External degree at University of Sri Jayewardenepura, CIMA, CIM, PIM and many other by Private Institutes.
Read More on Accountancy courses and study options in Sri Lanka
7. IT – Information Technology and Computing
Computing and information Technology courses are offered by SLIIT, NIBM, APIIT, Informatics, IDM, ESOFT and many other Private Institutes. There are professional degrees in IT such as BCS/ ACS/ NCC.
8. Engineering
There are many private engineering degree offering institutes.
How to select Private Engineering degree course in Sri Lanka
IESL Engineering Course
Mechatronics Engineering courses, degrees in Sri Lanka
Fisheries and Nautical Engineering
Marine or Aerospace Engineering degrees in Sri Lanka
9. Science and Medicine-
If you want to continue your classical subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Economics etc. you can register into Open University degree programs. Open University degrees are also well recognized and this is a low cost option to expensive foreign degree programs. Graduate-ship programs of Institute of Chemistry is also very popular among science students.
If you are looking for a career in Medical Sector, then you can follow Nursing, Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT), Physiotherapy or Pharmacology Courses
Foreign Medical degree courses
10. Study Abroad –
If you have money you can go to a country like USA, UK, Australia, Russia, and India and get a foreign degree. Many students follow Foreign Medical degree courses in Nepal, Russia, Bangladesh, China, India etc. British council offers advice for courses in UK, and Fulbright Scholarship Commission (Close to Ladies College, Colombo) offers advice on courses in USA.
11. Private Degrees –
There are two types of Private degrees you can do in Sri Lanka:
- Degrees recognized by (UGC ?)/ Ministry of Higher Education
- Degrees in affiliation with Foreign Universities
You can get a degree (B.Sc. and other) programs in Sri Lanka by following these degree programs. With these institutes you can get degrees in various subjects including Management, IT, Engineering, Bio-Medial Science, Health Sciences, Natural, Applied and Pure Sciences.
12. External/ Online Degrees –
You can follow an external degree (such as Science, Arts, Business Management or BIT), and now there are Online degree programs offered by several Sri Lankan and foreign universities.
External degrees at University of Sri Jayewardenepura
UGC recognized External Degree Programs offered by Universities
https://studentlanka.com/2014/10/26/ugc-recognized-exteranl-degree-programs-offered-by-universities/
13. Technical and Other courses –
There are other free higher education courses such as Kotalawela defense university, Technical Colleges, National Colleges of Education (Vidya Peeta) and Agriculture Diplomas.
14. Law –
You can do law entrance examination and enter Law college to become a Lawyer.
15. Travel ,Tourism, Aviation, Architecture,
Sri Lanka Institute of Travel and Tourism Management (Hotel School)
Media etc. There are many other career options you can select after A/L.
Study Options suggested for A/L Biology student by Facebook support Group users
- Pharmacy course
- Open University
- Institute of Chemistry I Chem Degree
- MLT
- Do A/L again and go to Campus
- Private Campus
- Biomedical Science
- Foreign Medical Degree
- Health Sector Courses
- HND courses
- Physiotherapy
- Nursing
- Teaching
- Law – Become a lawyer
- IT, Computer Related
- Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource field – CIMA, Chartered etc.
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I’m do o/l in 2013 and a/l 2016 commerce .business studies A Economics C Accounting C. i want to do job so i hope to do digree .what type of jobs can i do?
So im doing A/L’s in 2020 (Commerce Stream) so i just want to know if i manage to get a good zscore will there be any IT related degerees that i can take?
You can do lots of IT related degrees. but if you need to become a software engineer then read this.
https://studentlanka.com/2016/04/03/how-to-become-a-software-engineer-in-sri-lanka/
Well Nope mostly interested in Networking. Thnx for the reply !
I have done my A/Ls in 2018. Biology – A, Chemistry – A, Physics – B. My Z score is 1.8193. District rank is 353 (Colombo). I have applied for MLS, Molecular and Dental. I’m currently doing a job in the meantime. I have done O/L ICT too. Therefore, doing a basic IT Course seems not worth. Are there any course to follow part time which are related to chemistry field till university starts? If you can suggest me a solution sir, I’d be very grateful.
Many people do IChem degree while following university degree. https://studentlanka.com/2009/12/31/graduate-ship-private-degree-program-in-chemistry-for-students-after-al-in-sri-lanka/
Or select options from this post.
I will done my al exam in art stream.economic-c,logic -B and statistic-c.so can I have a government degree
I have 3passes in the 2018 a/l examination but did not get my district rank and island rank
i did a/l in maths stream (sinhala medium) 2018. But i have only 2 s passes for c.maths and physics but chemistry failed and no hope to do second time. i wants to know that can i follow a diploma on software developing or engineering course in sri lanka. im thankful to you if you can help me with reply.
can do BIT external degree, open university and many degrees after following foundation stage
https://studentlanka.com/2011/09/26/private-it-degrees-in-sri-lanka-cost-and-study-options/
If anyone is looking to get into the hospitality management field I would highly recommend Colombo Academy of Hospitality Management. The staff and lecturers are excellent and they also affiliated the William Anglis University in Melbourne. You can check out their programmes here http://www.cahm.lk/programmes/
Thanks for the info
i have done my exams in commerce stream ?& i got 3B,
IF THEY ANY HAVE ANY GOVERNMENT DEGREE PROGRAMS TO ME?
There are many options available to do after your olevels or alevels. Best is to find what area you are interested and find a suitable degree to cater towards to your field. I cannot give options or recommendations towards other fields however I am in the hospitality management and tourism. I did my degree in CAHM http://www.cahm.lk/. The university is of high standard and the degree is recognized internationally as well
I have 3S passes for A/L Maths steam. Plz inform to me what is the part time best Civil Engineering course?
I hv done AL in 2017 ,bio result bcc will zcore 0.8793 will I select university
Can you please tell from where I can fallow a well accepted interior designing course?
Check here
https://studentlanka.com/2013/02/13/degree-institutes/
I did my ordinary level exams last year..I didn’t have an idea to to A/L but now I’m confused everything and have an idea to do science..but I love working in abroad..so plss guide me with some steps to move on my future
What to do after O/L
https://studentlanka.com/2012/12/30/after-ol-examination/
I AM DOING AL MATHS IN 2020.WHAT ARE THE BEST COURSERS CAN I DO BEFORE MY AL EXAM.
If you are doing A/L. Do that well to enter into Engineering Faculty.
I wrote A/l examination in 2017 in physical science stream.
My results bcs.
Combined maths: B, Chemistry:C,
Physics:S. Rank:200,Zscr:0.4636
How can I get a job according my results??
Read this one on How to find a Job after A/L?
https://studentlanka.com/2016/11/24/how-to-find-a-job-a-guide-to-school-leavers-after-ol-al/
I’m 2017a/l batch. Tech. My results eng tech -support, science for tech-c. ICT-s.. District rank 98. Z- 0.3… what can I do now??
I wrote a/l maths strean in 2015 but inly s for physics. And repeated in 2017 got cs c for maths s for physics. What can i do next??? Can i do any jobs???
I did 2017 a/l exam in biology. How I apply to mlt???? Plz help me how I do it????
MLT study programs
https://studentlanka.com/2011/11/07/mlt-medical-laboratory-technician-study-opportunities-in-sri-lanka/
Hey man is there a way of contacting you? an email address or a mobile number!? Please let me know! Thank you so much!
I did my a/ls 2016 in bio scheme. But i pass only chemstry & physics..so i did 2nd shy 2017 but the results is same..so can i follow a degree programme
I wrote a/l 2017 in maths stream with ict.my results ict :c, maths :s . Can I do any ict courses at university?
Need 3 subjects.
I do a/l examination in 2017 in mathematics subject. I want to know how is the district rank to do law. And also I want to know how is the district rank to do architecturing cource..
Z score cut off marks
http://www.ugc.ac.lk/downloads/admissions/cutoff_2017/COP_2016_2017-ENGLISH.pdf
My a/l result is bcs.b for biology.c for physics.s for chemistry in 2017.how can I get a job according my results
I sat on A/L exam in 2016 on maths stream. But i have 1 s for physics. So wht i do????? Can i join to degree program??????
Some Private Universities accept students without A/Ls for their degree programs.
i want to know little bit about export agriculture?.now im currently doing biomedical science degree in a private universitybt i have got university addmissiom fir export agriculture.?????
What do you want to know?
I wrote a/l exam 2015 in maths stream. But i pass only 2 subject. Now i repeat it in 2017batch. Can i do any jobs?
Yes. You can find a suitable job.