Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Sajith Premadasa raised the issue of around 250 education graduates from the Universities of Colombo and Peradeniya and the Open University who have not received teacher appointments for nearly two years. He noted that three cohorts remain unappointed despite having state university qualifications and teacher training amid teacher shortages, and asked why appointments are being delayed citing a Cabinet decision. He requested that the Government take steps to resolve the matter.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please allow me to express my thanks as well.
¶ 02 I am very grateful for the opportunity to raise this matter. At present, 250 graduates in education from the Universities of Colombo and Peradeniya, as well as the Open University, have been without appointments for almost two years. Three cohorts of education graduates remain without teacher appointments. Despite possessing higher degrees and teacher training from state universities and in the face of teacher shortages, their appointments have been delayed citing a Cabinet decision. I specifically request you to resolve this issue faced by these education graduates. I would also like to know why proper measures are not being taken for them and what the reason is.
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Cite as: Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 July 2025. No. 1754026625097211. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18609