The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
There are eight Teachers’ Colleges in Sri Lanka, and the Government plans to further develop them as centres for continuous teacher training rather than close them. The Prime Minister stated that Teachers’ Colleges will be integrated with nearby National Colleges of Education to increase student intake and residential capacity, with an intended intake of 2,175 and hostel capacity expansion to 766 supported by Budget allocations. She also said short-term residential courses for teacher capacity development will be conducted through Teachers’ Colleges during the year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Teachers’ Colleges: Training Programme
¶ 02 Question:
¶ 03 (a) (i) The number of Teachers’ Colleges in Sri Lanka is 08. (ii) Yes. They will be further developed as continuous teacher training centres. (iii) No. (iv) 1. Integration of Teachers’ Colleges with National Colleges of Education to increase student intake to National Colleges of Education.
¶ 04 The current plan is as follows (integration of Teachers’ Colleges with nearby National Colleges of Education, increasing capacity and residential facilities). Total intended intake: 2,175; hostel capacity to be increased to 766. Funds have been allocated through the Budget for necessary hostel expansion and facilities.
¶ 05 2. Under Continuous Teacher Education, short-term residential courses for capacity development of teachers will be implemented through Teachers’ Colleges during this year.
¶ 06 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2025. No. 1750307293077610. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24500