Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education recommends regulation of international schools, tuition teachers
View(s):This was revealed during a meeting of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, chaired by V Radhakrishnan at the Parliament complex last week.
The discussion centred on international schools operating in Sri Lanka, the education provided by them and quality improvement of same.
The National Education Commission is preparing the necessary criteria for the regulation of international schools and other schools that do not exist under the Education Ministry.
Also discussed in the committee were issues regarding teacher transfers, as well as the problems of teacher advisors (in service advisors). The committee chairman instructed Education Ministry officials to take necessary steps to solve the issues.
The committee also drew attention to the shortage of teachers in Government schools, and it was revealed that there is a shortage of teachers for English medium and Advanced Level classes. The committee chairman asked that Education Ministry officials take necessary steps to solve these issues as well.
Another issue discussed by the committee was the quality of private tuition classes all over the island; and the discourse in society about the qualifications and quality of those teachers. The committee recommended to Education Ministry officials that it would be best to regulate private teachers and give them proper recognition for their profession.
Since in most other countries a teaching licence is issued to private teachers and there is professional recognition, the committee further recommended that such a system should be followed in Sri Lanka as well.
Therefore, the committee chairman asked that Ministry officials pay immediate attention to the preparation of such a system and submit a report to the Committee on the steps to be taken to regulate private tuition teachers and provide them professional recognition legally.
Committee members MPs Asanka Navaratne, Mudita Prishanthi, Manjula Dissanayake and (Prof) Charita Herath were present at the meeting. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, State Minister Kader Mastan and Member of Parliament J C Alawathuwala attended this meeting with the permission of the Chair.
Officials from the Education Ministry, National Institute of Education, Examinations Department and Association of International Schools of Sri Lanka (AISL) also participated in this meeting.
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