Gateway signs MoU with Nottingham Trent University

Sanjeevi JAYASURIYA

The gateway Graduate School which sets a bench mark in international schools in Sri Lanka, opened their new Gateway Graduate School branch at Bampalapitiya on Tuesday, with a view to provide a wide access to the growing student demand.

The new facility in Colombo will be a convenient location for students where Graduate Schools already located in Rajagiriya, Kandy and Negombo provide state-of-the art facilities with qualified and experienced staff drawn from the industry.

"The Gateway Graduate School which started 15 years ago strives to maintain the standards in the private education sector and consider having regulatory frameworks to control and monitor international schools is important.

As the country has no specific guidelines for private and international schools it is essential to have a mechanism to regulate these institutions, Gateway Graduate School Director Dr. Harsha Alles said.

"We are an institution that is established in the country's education system. The courses offered by the school has moved from business and IT to other areas of demand. With plans to offer BA in Education, we are in a position to produce British Degree holders in Sri Lanka for the first time, he said.

The teacher training opportunities for the private sector are limited in Sri Lanka. The teacher training course by the Gateway delivering the required skills will benefit the private education sector and also support to improve the standards of teaching, he said.

Providing education from foundation level to graduation, the Gateway Group has built a reputation of being not only one of the largest but also one of the most trusted educational institutes in Sri Lanka.

Gateway Graduate School together with Edexcel International introduced teacher training courses to offer recognized qualifications to all teachers and to improve the standards of teaching in international and private schools.

The first intake completed their course of study and awarding of certificates of the Edexcel professional Diploma in Teaching was also conducted at the new premises. Gateway has four intakes in Colombo and two intakes in Kandy, with plans to commence the course in Negombo shortly.

The occasion also marked the Gateway signing of the MoU with Nottingham Trent University UK. The two institutions will develop articulation pathways in many areas of study.

Plans are already afoot to provide an articulation pathway to the Diploma holders in teaching to complete a BA in Education in Sri Lanka.