The government would recruit as many as 8,000 new teachers in 2023 to enhance the level of education at the provincial level and to fill vacancies in the cadre, especially due to raising the retirement age to 60, from this December, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.
Minister Premajayantha mentioned that 8,000 teachers would retire in 2023 and these vacancies had to be filled.
The Minister said the Education Ministry had already called for applications, and teachers would be recruited on the basis of an aptitude test.
The new teachers are expected to complete a diploma conducted by the National Institute of Education, within three years of recruitment.
The Education Ministry would also take steps to upgrade the teacher training colleges to the level of universities, the Minister said.