Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister said the skills development programme led by Deputy Minister Nalin Hevage would continue as part of education reforms aimed at preparing human capital for employment. She emphasized making vocational and skills education a respected chosen pathway rather than a fallback option, through school system changes and a wider social dialogue. She added that the President had discussed and endorsed the need to initiate this dialogue immediately.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 That programme was conducted under the leadership of our Deputy Minister Hon. Nalin Hevage, and we intend to continue it. As you noted, our reforms place strong emphasis on preparing our human capital for the world of work. We want the skills sector to be a chosen, respected pathway, not merely a residual option. Hence we seek both changes in the school system and a broader social dialogue to shift perceptions. We discussed this with the President yesterday; he too stressed the need to build this social dialogue immediately.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9143