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The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matara· 7 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Bachelor's Degree Requirement for NIE Recruitment (Q.8/2025)

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Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education whether the updated recruitment scheme for Senior Lecturer and Senior Educator posts at the National Institute of Education had removed prior requirements for a bachelor’s degree with a class and teaching experience. He also asked whether recognized private institution experience had been added as qualifying experience, and sought the objectives behind any such amendments.

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¶ 01 Question to the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education:

¶ 02 (a) Will she inform this House - (i) whether the qualification of having obtained a bachelor’s degree with a class, which was a requirement for recruitment to the posts of Senior Lecturer and Senior Educator of the National Institute of Education, has been removed in the process of updating the said recruitment scheme; (ii) similarly, whether the previous requirement of having the qualification of experience in teaching has also been removed; (iii) whether the previous requirement of having the qualification of ‘experience obtained from a recognized institution’ has been amended to include ‘experience obtained from a recognized private institution’ in the process of updating the recruitment scheme for the above-mentioned posts; and (iv) the objectives of amending the recruitment qualifications as is mentioned above?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Thursday, 7 August 2025 ·No. 1755509552009433 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 August 2025. No. 1755509552009433. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24241