6/2020
Hon. Buddhika Pathirana,— To ask the Minister of Education,—
(a) Will he admit that—
(i) it has been difficult for Sri Lanka to alleviate poverty owing to social inequality and inequitable distribution of resources;
(ii) professionals who are capable of meeting the current needs cannot be produced, as skills are not developed through the existing subject based education system;
(iii) the system of delivery of justice in the legal mechanism does not happen properly;
(iv) all of the above factors have a direct impact on the youth of the country; and
(v) this stressful mentality lead to young people resorting to various anti-social activities?
(b) Will he state—
(i) whether the government has taken measures to direct the youth who drop out of school towards vocational training or any other avenues of formal livelihood;
(ii) if so, what those measures are;
(iii) whether it has been proposed to reform the school education to suit the job market; and
(iv) if so, what those proposals are?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2020-01-23
Asked by
Hon. Buddhika Pathirana, M.P.
Ministry
Education
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