Human Resource Development
Human Resource Development in Sri Lanka: Careers, Curriculum & Future Outlook
💼 Targeted Job Roles
- HR Officer / Executive
- Training & Development Officer
- Learning & Development (L&D) Specialist
- Talent Management Executive
- Recruitment / Talent Acquisition Officer
- Organisational Development (OD) Consultant
- Performance Management Officer
- HR Business Partner
📘 Overview
Human Resource Development is the people side of business — building the skills, talent and engagement that organisations need to grow. Offered as a Bachelor of Business Management (Honours) by Uva Wellassa University, it is the first dedicated HRD degree in Sri Lanka, designed for both the local and global HR market. It suits sociable, organised students who want a management career focused on developing people through training, talent management and organisational development.
It earns a future-proof score of 7.3 because HR is a universal, every-industry function and the development side — training, learning and talent — is growing as employers prioritise upskilling, keeping it resilient to automation through its people focus.
📚 What You'll Study
The industry-oriented, interdisciplinary curriculum centres on managing and developing people at work.
- Human resource management fundamentals
- Training and development
- Learning and organisational development
- Talent management and acquisition
- Performance management and reward systems
- Organisational behaviour and workplace psychology
- Labour law and industrial relations
- Management, research methods and a project
⏳ Duration
This is a four-year Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) Honours degree in Human Resource Development.
✅ Entry Requirements
This programme is open to applicants from any A/L stream. To be eligible you must obtain at least Simple (S) passes in any three subjects at the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination, with no specific subject requirement.
Final selection also depends on your Z-score, which varies by university and district every year — check your eligibility with the free tool on findmydegree.lk.
🏛️ Where It's Offered
- Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka — 85 seats
ℹ️ Entry requirements, seats and universities are sourced from official UGC data (2024/2025 A/L). Career and curriculum details are general guidance — confirm specifics with each university.