Students of other Central Province schools allowed to attend Schools nearest to their homes
A solution has been found in the Central Province for students who are unable to attend schools which are shut due to the COVID-19 threat. Accordingly these students can attend the school nearest to their homes as a temporary measure. Parents of such children requested the Principal of Menikdiwela MadyaMahaVidyalayato allow their children to attend [...]
Thousands of vocationally trained students ready for post-COVID overseas employment
Around 2000-3000 vocational training qualified people will be eligible for post-COVID overseas job opportunities next year, Vocational Training Authority (VTA) Chairman DamithaWickremasinghe said recently. “At present there are about 30,000 students in vocational training centres island-wide; our target is to increase the number to about 75,000 in the coming year. There is a big demand [...]
Authors, publishers invited to submit their work for school library licences
The Education Ministry has invited authors and publishers to submit their printed books and manuscripts to obtain school library licences. Suitable books in language, literature, children’s books, science and technology, information technology, aesthetics, social sciences and publications on literary works and translation services in Sinhala, Tamil and English will be granted licences. Authors and publishers interested in obtaining the licence were [...]
Secure overall kits for vocational trainees from January 2021 onwards
The Government is planning to provide a secure overall kit for the students under vocational training in its workshops, the Cabinet has decided. The Cabinet said considerable portion of provisions had been made in the budget 2021 for expanding vocational education by increasing the number of students annually enrolled from 100,000 to 200,000 rendering priority [...]
Dengue prevention cleaning programmes to be held in Western Province schools
Special cleaning programmes will be conducted in closed Western province schools to prevent the breeding of deadly dengue mosquitoes which are causing a threat to areas surrounding school premises, the head of the Health Ministry’s Dengue Control Unit said. “Usually before school holiday is over we instruct provincial and zonal education officials to clean the [...]
Beware of Dream Thieves
Over the course of time, people have been focusing on thieves who rob their valuable materialistic assets and properties. They invest a large sum of money and energy on CCTV camera systems, burglar alarms, security services and equipment as well as many other necessary gears to ensure the safety of their wealth and property. Unfortunately, [...]
The OUSL, always pioneering change for the better
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, but due to COVID-19 commemorating this milestone has been rather subdued. The Education Times team got the opportunity to have a candid chat with Prof. S. A. Ariadurai, Vice Chancellor and Senior Professor at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL); regarding [...]
VLT Campus appointed as the Check Point Secure Academy Authorized Training Center in Sri Lanka
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally has announced that VLT Campus, Sri Lanka has been appointed as their Authorized-training partner. Major milestone with the academic institution joining the program to provide a comprehensive cyber security curriculum to students in the region. Secure Academy offers an in-depth academic program [...]
Study Medicine in Belarus
RECis the only official representative of Grodno state medical university having a permanent Belarussian and Sri lankan staff to assist Sri Lankan students and take care of them during the study period. REC Campus as the pioneer in providing the best foreign education for Sri Lankan students has been sending students abroad for more than [...]