Teachers to be recruited through university colleges - Minister

Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said in Parliament yesterday (24) that a transformation will be made in the field of education in line with other countries in the world.

Exams are conducted and teachers are recruited into teaching services only this time. After that, the minister said that a university will be established in which all the colleges are integrated and teachers will be trained and recruited through it.

The Education Minister expressed these views in response to a question raised by MP Dayasiri Jayasekara.

He said that more attention should be given to science, technology, information technology and robotics and it is a need of the hour.