Ministry seeks Cabinet nod to recruit retired teachers for A/L
The Education Ministry said a memorandum seeking permission to recruit qualified teachers to fill the existing vacancies in Advanced Level subjects in provincial schools has been submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers.
The Education Ministry states that the intention of the Cabinet paper is to seek permission to recruit retired teachers on contract basis and the authority to carry out the relevant recruitment under the Provincial Councils. This Cabinet paper if approved will permit the Ministry to recruit retired teachers below 65 years of age.
The Ministry said there are many vacancies especially for English medium subjects and the total number of teacher vacancies was around 32,000.
Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha stated that the Ministry will take steps to fill these vacancies as soon as possible.
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