A discussion about the necessary steps to be taken for the declaration of necessary guidelines in August this year with regard to new educational transformations scheduled to be implemented from 2026 and the teacher training for that purpose, was held at the National Institute of Education with the participation of The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasooriya . 

The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasooriya said that the new syllabuses for grades 1 and 6 will be introduced from the year 2026 and it is scheduled to introduce the new syllabus for grade 10 in 2028 and the actions will be taken to hold ordinary level examination in 2029 depending on the new syllabus and also it is scheduled to introduce the vocational education from grade 9. At this occasion the heads of each section of the National Institute of Education made the Minister aware of the way of implementing the relevant process in relation to this new education reforms by their respective sections and the current situation of them.   

The Prime Minister pointed out at this occasion that this is an educational reformation executed upon 05 pillars namely, revision of new syllabuses, teacher training, administration and provision of infra-structure facilities, creating a proper evaluation process and obtaining the public assistance for this purpose and she pointed out that it is the responsibility of National Institute of Education to create teachers rich in good attitudes. Furthermore, the Prime Minister instructed the officers not to stop with these reforms but to take action for supervising how it is being implemented and to create a formal evaluation process.

The secretary of the Ministry of Education Mr. Nalaka Kaluwewa, The Director General of National Institute of Education Professor Manjula Withanapathirana and all sectional heads of that institution participated in this discussion.