Professional Teacher Training Courses for 2015
The Ministry of Education has called for applications from qualified candidates who have passed their GCE (A-L) Examination in 2013 to follow professional teacher training courses for 2015 at National Colleges of Education. The closing date for applications will be May 29.
Around 3,500 teacher trainees are recruited every year to follow these courses.
Duration of a Training Course is three years.
This period consists of two years residential institutional training in the National College of Education and one year internship training while being attached to a school. Attendance of a student teacher should be not less than 90% to enable him/ her to sit for the External Final Examination conducted by the Department of Examinations at the end of the second year.
During the period of two years residential training a trainee will be provided with meals and lodging facilities to the value of Rs.3500/ per month for ten months in a year. During the Internship year a monthly allowance of Rs.4000/- will be paid for ten months. Other expenses for personal requirements should borne by the trainee.
All trainees will be recruited this year according to the available vacancies in schools in 2018 at Divisional Area levels.
Further details can be obtained from the Government gazette of 08.05.2015.
