Proposal to issue teaching license to private tuition teachers

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A Parliamentary Committee has proposed to provide a teaching license to private tuition teachers and give them professional recognition.

The proposal has been made in the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education chaired by V. Radhakrishnan at the Parliament complex recently.

The committee's attention has been drawn to the quality of private tuition classes islandwide and the discussion in society about the qualifications and quality of these teachers.

The committee has recommended to the officials of the Ministry of Education to regulate private teachers and give them proper recognition for their profession.

It was revealed that in other countries a teaching license is issued to private teachers and professional recognition has been given to the profession. Hence, the committee has recommended that such a system should be introduced to Sri Lanka as well.

The Chairman of the Committee informed the officials of the Ministry of Education to pay immediate attention to the preparation of such a system and submit a report to the Committee on the steps to be taken to regulate private tuition teachers and legally give them professional recognition.

It was also proposed to establish a special unit within the Ministry of Education to oversee and regulate international schools.

It was revealed that the National Education Commission is preparing the necessary criteria for the regulation of international schools and other schools that do not come under the purview of the Ministry of Education. (Ajith Siriwardana)

Comments - 23

roni Saturday, 17 June 2023 09:06 AM

This is nothing but to bring them under the tax net. All else is nice to hear stories..

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Amaran Saturday, 17 June 2023 09:10 AM

This is of course a good move. But how are you going to monitor implementation process that institutes follows this?

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Sokrates Saturday, 17 June 2023 09:42 AM

Tutoring classes on the gigantic scale that is common in Sri Lanka means an absolute failure of the state school system. Tutoring is also offered in Germany. However, this is very individual. The tutor comes to the student's house. The tutor can be a pensioner, a student or a high school graduate. There are no conditions. If the child does not learn enough, the tutor will no longer be employed by the parents. Depending on the subject taught and reputation, a tutor earns between 40 and 60 euros for a double lesson. A permanent teacher at a government school must have a university degree and earns between 3800 and 5400 euros per month. Teachers are also allowed to give private tuition as long as the time for this does not exceed one fifth of normal working hours. No students from their own class may be taught and teachers who take exams may not give private tuition.

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Adwani Saturday, 17 June 2023 09:46 AM

But this might create another confusion for private schools who recruit minimum qualified recently married housewives, just staying at home young girls and provide them with ideas and syllabus to teach.

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Ram Saturday, 17 June 2023 09:59 AM

Good decision to issue a license. Next is the Tax file and monthly income declaration

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jo Saturday, 17 June 2023 10:20 AM

We will also have to think of issuing license to our politicians. Every six months they should renew.

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Sandy Saturday, 17 June 2023 10:20 AM

Private tution should be banned, if formally recognised they can ruin the system, question papers would leak and students would run to the ones who can ensure victory by any means.

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Love LK Saturday, 17 June 2023 10:44 AM

Set some examinations and testing system to appoint some government recognised private tuition master in each subjects.. Through A top level examination system we can Identify some around 2000 to 3000 best private tutors across the country..They a great job ..why students go to them unless they teach well better than their school teacher specially in maths ; science; biology; physics and chemistry..see for instance the crowd for Tissa Sir for biology and also see his contribution to this country in all other areas as well ..The government should encourage them not discourage them . Tax all tuition master with special code but don't put them under pressure..they don't steal like politicians do ..they work for their money..teaching is not easy job at all.

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Jaffna Logic Saturday, 17 June 2023 10:58 AM

The fundamental fact that should be understood is “ PRIVATE TUITIONS EXIST PRECISELY BECAUSE THE SCHOOL TEACHERS ARE PERCEIVED TO BE INCAPABLE IN THEIR JOB OF TEACHING. HYPOTHETICALLY, SUPPOSE ALL THE SCHOOLS BEGIN TO HAVE GOOD KNOWLEDGABLE TEACHERS IN THE SUBJECTS THEY TEACH THEN WITHIN FEW YEARS ALL PRIVATE TUITIONS WOULD ALMOST COME TO AN END”. So the only intelligent solution is to remove lot of school teachers , give them some early retirement etc, and recruit the private tuition teachers pay them very good salaries and make them all instant SCHOOL TEACHERS. The private tuition teachers have the university academic degrees, in-depth knowledge in the subject they teach, and the natural gift to explain with clarity and simplicity which most of the school teachers don’t have. What the school teachers have is the UNNECESSARY TEACHING QUALIFICATIONS WHERE THEY LEARN THEORY OF EDUCATION BUT WHAT PRIVATE TUITION TEACHERS HAVE IS GOOD ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS IN THE SUBJECTS THEY TEACH.

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thushan Saturday, 17 June 2023 11:06 AM

Please tax the folks who are involved in the Private Tuition mafia, these guys make millions from parents without any oversight and pay nothing in return to the state..

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Susil Saturday, 17 June 2023 11:39 AM

Isn't there plans to bring some control on MONTESSORI SCHOOLS which are mushrooming in all corners of every town and village in the country ?

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LOVE Uk Saturday, 17 June 2023 11:42 AM

Jaffna logic I agree with you if we have dedicated teachers in our schools we don't need private tuition at all. But see how many qualified teachers in schools ? How many of them are dedicated? Many of them are good but some don't work hard and just get salaries nothing else . So it is natural parents want the best education for their children

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T T Saturday, 17 June 2023 11:49 AM

@ Jaffna Logic, Bravo Well Said.

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Go Sri Lanka and do it Saturday, 17 June 2023 11:50 AM

Do not kill the motivation and interest of our student community.. Let our students make use of the time and energy to get the best results in their GCSEs exams..we are living in a competitive world and let them have freedom to learn from any good teachers..if students and parents happy to pay why not ?.

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Hon. Arnolis Saturday, 17 June 2023 12:24 PM

This is only suck in more money to the politicians pockets.

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Lam Saturday, 17 June 2023 01:01 PM

Jaffna logic. Good teachers can teach anywhere and everywhere..in schools and private tuition. Teaching is an arts and not all can teach .why pupils like private tuition,? They find some unique in teaching

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Kunchithapathan Saturday, 17 June 2023 02:45 PM

This way government had accepted that there exists deficiency in the education system of the country. They might legitimize prostitution by issuing licenses.

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Tissa Fernando Saturday, 17 June 2023 05:14 PM

The word 'private' is not making sense as these tuition classes have 500 plus students in a single hall. The teachers use variety of audio visual techniques to teach the subjects and these classes are mainly aimed for passing the exam. Many teachers use foul language with some sexual jokes to incite laughter among the students but overall they have mastered the art of teaching. They exist because the school teachers do not do a proper job. The school teachers are only interested in their benefits and they follow the footsteps of Stalin master.

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DOT Saturday, 17 June 2023 06:00 PM

Good move! This initial attempt will help to regulate the industry. Hope this also will be a good pilot test which othe provincial councils can replicate if good !

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Outraged Private Tutor Sunday, 18 June 2023 04:44 AM

For the last 20 years, I have been preparing stusents to get good grades in international examinations like SAT, GRE, GMAT that other teachers are scared of teaching. My overseas qualifications give me all the recognition I need. I'm not going to have my fundamental rights violated by a bunch of idiots with hair coming out of their ears, and have less qualifications and experience than I have, and can't even regulate gram sellers. Private tuition has always been based on results. Let the government donkeys start by correcting the English in government departments.

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D v Sunday, 18 June 2023 05:17 AM

Exam oriented education needs tutors for the classroom of 40 plus students is not an atmosphere for all kids to learn and acquire skills to face exams that are set with the understanding that all students had access to educational resources in an equitable manner. Tuition is the only way out when educated working Parents have no time to help their kids with homework or guide them with some supplementary reading ..but making it another stream of education as a back up carrying fees makes the tax payer funded free and compulsory education seem a paradox is it not?

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VJ Sunday, 18 June 2023 08:30 AM

The government aim is to collect taxes from those who provide tuition outside the school hours. Almost all of them will fall under the taxable income threshold. The government does not want to address the real issue of the incompetence of teachers employed by the schools. Parents out of fear the child might fail the exam, send them for tuition at a cost. The child leaves home at 7:00 in the morning to school and attends additional tuition after school hours and returns home by evening. In most cases one of the parents have to accompany the child. Some have to travel some distance by bus or a three wheeler. After the child returns home will start doing the home work, eat and go to bed. What a life ? How much of stress is this for the child and the parents physically and financially. After all this when the child completes AL there aren’t enough space in the university to accommodate them for further studies. What a rotten education system do we have?

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Tuition Master Sunday, 18 June 2023 08:37 PM

Issuing of Licences may be not only for Tax purposes but may be subject to the 10%.

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