The Institute of Continuing Education in Animal Production and Health (ICEAPH) is the National level Training Institute which provides in-service training and further training facilities for the department staff. The ICEAPH which is located in Peradeniya, functions under the Human Resources Development Division of the DAPH. The Institute has facilities to provide residential training for batches of 30 personnel, an auditorium, two lecture halls, library and a well-equipped E-learning facility. Its target groups consist of Veterinarians, Livestock officers, Livestock Development officers and other categories of DAPH staff. The Institute also provides training for semi-government and the private sector participants.

The ICEAPH is the only Institute of its kind in Sri Lanka to provide continuing education for technical personnel catering to the livestock industry. The Institute utilizes services of resource persons from the Veterinary Research Institute and other divisions of the DAPH, University system and, from the private sector. Other than residential programmes the ICEAPH is the venue for various types of seminars, workshops organized by the DAPH and other organizations.