The minister also pointed out that the current school curriculum content does not match the country’s current economic needs and employment opportunities and that curriculum innovation is a leading component in the new educational reform process introduced by the government.
The minister expressed these comments when he visited the college premises to inspect the newly constructed buildings of Matara Rahula Vidyalaya and Matara Mahinda Rajapaksha Vidyalaya.
The minister who showed that not only school curriculum, but also university courses in the country are not transplanted with modern job market opportunities, showed that steps are being taken through educational reforms to add new knowledge in subjects such as IT, computer technology to curriculum content.
The minister who showed more facts,The alumni unions running in the country’s schools are very strong right now and with the views, support and participation of all of them, the work of the curriculum is being started on a digital platform in March to get the views of citizens, teachers, religious leaders etc. Said it.
The minister who also showed that the national school upliftment program will be started in April, also announced that 123 national schools will be started under the first phase and 673 national schools under the second phase.The minister who showed that the Chairman of the District Development Committee has been assigned to decide schools for the program and that even in the rural development programs of the President, the minister who showed that getting a national school in his area has been requested by many, regarding the school which makes it a national school. He also presented further points on the terms and qualifications presented.
The minister also pointed out that the building given to Rahul College should not only be for the use of the school but also for the needs of the entire Matara community.Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abewardane, Minister Dallas Alahapperuma, Kanchana Wijasekara, Minister Media Secretary Buddhika Wikramadara and others also joined for the occasion.
