Nearly 30,000 new teachers to be recruited this year – PM (opens original article in a new tab)

The Sri Lankan government will recruit nearly 30,000 new teachers this year, the largest recruitment drive in the country's history, including 23,000 graduate teachers and 6,100 from National Colleges of Education, with plans to recruit administrators and consultants in the future to strengthen the education sector.

• Government will recruit 29,000 teachers this year
• Includes 23,000 graduate teachers and 6,100 from National Colleges of Education
• Plans to recruit educational administrators and teacher consultants in future
• Focus on addressing teacher distribution and educational administration issues