English a must, but also good to learn another language: President
View(s):President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasised the importance of English education and infrastructure development in the next five years.
He expressed his commitment to promoting English as a national language, and ensuring that teachers and necessary resources are provided for its effective teaching.
The President also stressed that opportunity should be given to learn languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, and Arabic and should not be limited to English alone.
These remarks were made by President Wickremesinghe during his address at the national ceremony for awarding teacher appointments to National Education Diploma holders for the 2018-2022 academic year. The event took place at Temple Trees on Friday.
President Wickremesinghe, who presided over the ceremony, awarded 1,729 teacher appointments for national schools and 626 appointments for the Western Province. Similar appointments were also made for the other 8 provinces, resulting in a total of 7,342 National Education Diploma holders receiving appointments on this day.
The President underlined the Government’s commitment to establishing an education system that extends beyond the year 2050.
He recognised that human resources are vital for the country’s economic development, and highlighted teachers’ responsibility in preparing the future workforce. President Wickremesinghe pointed out the need to develop the export economy and make necessary changes to the education system to prevent future economic crises.
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