The people are demanding a comprehensive transformation beyond education reforms, the gap between schools should be closed and a systematic program is needed to regulate private degree institutions, said the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.
The Prime Minister said this during discussions with senior officials of institutions affiliated to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, namely the Asian Teacher Development Center, the National Education Commission, and the Non-Governmental Higher Education Sector.
Pointing out the need to close the gap between schools, the Prime Minister also urged the officials to consider it a national responsibility beyond a job.
The Prime Minister emphasized that a comprehensive educational transformation beyond the educational revolution that took place with the Kannangara education reforms is needed, and that the current government is committed to achieving it.
Pointing out the need for a national education management system, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya recalled the need for a future generation that is compatible with the modern technological world that covers all fields.
Her attention was also drawn to protecting children from fraudulent degree institutions, the legal framework for that, and the quality of non-state higher education institutions.
The event was attended by Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Nalaka Kaluwewa, Director General of the Meepe South Asian Teacher Development Center Kamal Pathmasiri, Additional Secretary of the Non-Governmental Higher Education Division Chandima Janaki, Chairperson of the National Education Commission Padmini Ranaweera and a group of senior officials of those institutions.
