Education a potential forex earner - Minister Karu Jayasuriya

Shirley WIJESINGHE

Sri Lanka has great potential for earning foreign exchange through education and institutions such as SLIDA should be developed to attain world recognition, Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Karu Jayasuriya said at the inauguration ceremony of Masters Degree of Public Management of Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration (SLIDA) held yesterday.

Minister Jayasuriya said “most of our students go for higher studies in foreign countries due to lack of facilities in our country. But SLIDA’s achievements in the post graduation field should be appreciated and it is a shining example in the development of the public service in the country.” Jayasuriya said that in Australia, Education forms the third highest component of the national income.

“The education sector of Sri Lanka should be modernised to face new challenges in the existing world,” he added.

The Masters of the Public Management Degree Programme is a Two-Year course which was arranged by the School of Post Graduate Studies of SLIDA for the employees in Public Sector as well as the Private sector.

On the delay in recruiting required staff for the Public Service, Minister Jayasuriya said there will be no room for such delays from next year and regular competitive examinations will be held for services such as Sri Lanka Administrative Service, Management Assistants Service and the Grama, Niladari Service.