Establishment of the Education Council of Sri Lanka
The necessity has been recognized to establish an institutional mechanism for the standardization, registration/licensing, quality assurance, and accreditation of professionals across all professional categories in general education, including teachers, teacher advisors, principals, teacher educators, and education administrators. A committee has been appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of…
The need for an institutional mechanism to standardize, register, license, and ensure quality in Sri Lanka's professional education sector has been acknowledged. A committee, chaired by senior professor O.G. Dayarathne, was appointed to examine the issue and submit recommendations. The committee's report, dated October 3, 2025, was forwarded to a sub-committee set up under the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education in Parliament.
After incorporating public comments on the report, it was submitted to the sub-committee. Prime Minister, in her role as Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, authorized the Cabinet of Ministers to draft a bill for establishing the Education Council, with consideration given to the powers already vested in institutions under the constitution and relevant legal provisions.
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