India is offering 41 scholarships to English teachers from government schools in Sri Lanka for a special three-month training course at EFLU under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme. These scholarships are part of India’s assistance to President H.E. Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa’s initiative “English as a Life Skill”, which aims to spread the knowledge of modern English in Sri Lanka and accelerate the development of the skills capacity of its work force, especially youth, and enable them to avail economic opportunities opening up as a result of globalization. Upon returning to Sri Lanka, these teachers, who have been selected by the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka from all over the country, would work as master trainers for the upgradation of the English teacher base in the governmental education sector.

At a function held at the Indian Cultural Centre in Colombo at 9.30 a.m. today, these scholarships were handed over to the selected teachers by the Hon’ble Minister of Education of Sri Lanka, Mr. Susil Premjayantha, and His Excellency the High Commissioner of India.

List of 41 Teachers