INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The closing ceremony of the 3-month long teacher-training program in STEM subjects under Indian grant assistance for schools in the
plantation regions of Sri Lanka was held recently at the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and
Education and Science and Technology Mrs
Thilaka Jayasundara and senior officials of the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community
Infrastructure and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the National Institute of Education of Sri Lanka, according to a
statement issued by the High Commission of India.The program, designed at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, aimed to impart
training in STEM subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, English and Biology) to teachers in plantation schools in the country
It was organized under the multi-sectoral Indian grant assistance of INR 750 million announced last year to mark 200 years of arrival of
Indian-origin Tamil community to Sri Lanka.Under the aegis of the program, 19 Indian teachers specialized in imparting training in STEM
subjects arrived in Sri Lanka in July 2024
After attending a structured orientation module organized by the National Institute of Education, the teachers were deployed in schools in
the plantation regions to commence the teacher-training program, the statement added.Over the course of the 10-week program conducted at
nearly 40 centres spread across Central, Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Western Provinces, over 2000 Sri Lankan teachers benefitted from the training
Technology highlighted that the program was found to be significantly productive and of very high utility by the trained teachers and the
schools, who called for repeating the program in the near future
She conveyed gratitude to the Government of India for the initiative
The 19 teacher-trainers from India were specially felicitated by the Government of Sri Lanka on the occasion.In his remarks, the High
Commissioner of India said that the successful teacher-training program is yet another initiative that would contribute to further
development partnership initiatives of India in Sri Lanka, guided by the needs of the people of Sri Lanka and the priorities of the
Government of Sri Lanka, that are bringing a positive impact in the everyday lives of the people of the country across sectors such as
education, housing, health, agriculture, livelihood sustenance, hybrid renewable energy projects, ports, railways, solar electrification of
religious places, among many others.
