The two women have an ambitious agenda and a bright vision for the future of education in Sri Lanka. After moving back to Sri Lanka in 2002, Dr. Gamage served as a consultant to the University Grants Commission and was eventually appointed Director General of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) where she was a part of the effort to launch the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) system for Sri Lanka. Politics, Bureaucracy And Challenges To ChangeDr. de Mel noted that Sri Lanka’s national, free education system is currently shackled by political-bureaucratic, inward-looking and narrow-minded tethers. Determined Minds, Dedicated To ReformIn 2005, a few years after returning to Sri Lanka, Dr. Gamage initiated EFSL. de Mel and Gamage’s policy reform initiatives focus on equity in access to education and high quality of outcomes.

Source: The Nation March 09, 2021 16:15 UTC