Quality Education takes a quantum leap- 2018 MoE Report
View(s):Training 658 Principals and Deputy Principals in relation to audit and procurement process, training 5,390 non academic staff and strengthening non formal education, are among the programmes implemented by the Ministry of Education (MoE) during last year, according to its 2018 Performance Report.
The Report further reveals, among other programmes:
Training of 557 heads of Secondary section, in relation to learning and teaching process and administration.
Allocation of Rs 130 million for 194 schools under the school based Learning Improvement grant. Arrangements to provide a Rs 40 million school based Human Resource improvement grant.
To take measures to strengthen Special Education, Non Formal Education and Inclusive Education.
710 Special Education units in National and Provincial schools have been prepared. On obtaining technical equipment, arrangements to train 642 Special Education teachers, of whom 70% would be trained to handle students with autism.
Steps taken to construct six new Special Education units and to modify 10 units in National schools.
Implementation of a programme to create awareness on Inclusive Education among Primary and Special Education teachers. These programmes were made to adopt children with Special Educational needs into to normal classroom education.
Arrangements to train teachers to prepare GCE Ordinary Level syllabuses in a way that benefits the visually impaired students. Preparation of several modules to develop skills of mentally unfit students. Syllabuses were prepared for 21-day Braille and Sign Language course for public officers.
Implementation of a set of programmes to conduct Non Formal Education prorammes. There were 45 such programmes conducted to update compulsory education to school dropouts.
A counselling programme was also conducted for the prison school under the provision of educational opportunities and eight literacy classes under “Nenasa programme.”
Implementation of 60 income earning courses conducted in 37 community earning centres, with the participation of 1520 persons. Conducted programmes to prepare Non Formal Education training modules and development of 394 instructors.
Embarked on development of Pirivena education by providing sanitary facilities for 62 Pirivenas and constructing 25 Pirivena office buildings. Provided 44 computers to Pirivena training institutes under development of infrastructure facilities in Pirivenas.
Plans to improve the status of Education provided by the Plantation schools. Renovations in 24 schools and new constructions in 42 Plantation schools. Plans to provide equipment and furniture to 100 Plantation schools under the ‘Nearest school Best school’ progrgamme. Plans to develop infrastructure of nine Plantation schools from the Central, Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern Provinces.
To improve Tamil and Muslim schools along with the Buddhist schools.
MoE implemented training programmes in 40 Sri Lanka Education administrative service and Principals trainers capacity development of 676 Principals and senior teachers for internal supervision and capacity development of Principals and Deputy Principals of Tamil schools.
Trained 882 Principals and Deputy Principals to uplift the achievement level of Muslim schools. Awareness Programmes for Maulavi teachers on school management, counselling, vocational guidance and mythologies of learning and teaching are also conducted by the MoE.
- Kasun Warakapitiya