Discussions held at the Select Committee on Higher Education regarding the expansion of higher education opportunities to match the labor market

Choose Committee of Parliament to make appropriate suggestions for the growth of upper schooling alternatives in Sri Lanka met just lately, chaired by Hon. (Dr.) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, emphasised that alternatives for greater schooling needs to be expanded to match the labor market.

Many Members of Parliament expressed their views relating to the growth of upper schooling alternatives within the nation on the Committee assembly held. The chairman of the committee, Hon. (Dr.) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, stated that applicable strategies needs to be ready to extend greater schooling alternatives for the scholars who drop out of schooling after the Advance Stage examination.

Many Parliamentarians identified that Sri Lanka lose a considerable amount of international alternate on account of Sri Lankan college students going overseas for greater schooling, and to forestall this, greater schooling alternatives needs to be expanded in Sri Lanka along with worldwide universities. They additional identified that it will appeal to international college students and thus there is a chance to make Sri Lanka a middle of upper schooling.

It was additionally mentioned that there’s a nice demand for nursing professionals of Sri Lanka in international international locations and the potential of profiting from this chance to ship extra nurses from Sri Lanka to international international locations.

The Members of Parliament additionally emphasised that the fundamental construction of offering correct schooling and coaching to nurses in accordance with worldwide requirements needs to be established. For this, additionally they identified the necessity to present English language data to the nursing professionals throughout their coaching.

Committee Members State Minister Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Seetha Arambepola, Members of Parliament Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. Eran Wickramaratne and Hon. (Prof.) Charitha Herath and Minister Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera, State Minister Hon (Ms) Diana Gamage, Members of Parliament Hon. (Dr.) Rajitha Senarathne, Hon. Weerasumana Weerasinghe and Hon. Gamini Waleboda have been current on the Committee assembly held.