Colombo, Oct. 8 – The government’s key objective is to gradually ensure that all teachers become degree holders, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament today (8).
Speaking during a parliamentary debate on educational reforms, the Prime Minister noted that teacher training collegeshad not undergone reforms in many years.
“Teacher training colleges have not been reformed in a long time. The lack of attention isn’t just about resources – there hasn’t been enough focus on how they operate either,” she said.
Dr. Amarasuriya emphasized the need to design a new curriculum within this year to align with both current educational needs and proposed reforms, adding that training is already being provided to both trainee teachers and those involved in teacher education.
“The government’s aim is to progressively move toward a system where all teachers are degree holders. We want to elevate the teacher training colleges to a level where they award degrees. Currently, the Kuliyapitiya Teacher Training College already confers degrees, and we plan to bring the remaining 19 training colleges up to that same level,” the Prime Minister said.
