Minister of Education Dr. Susil Premajayantha says that fiber optic connections will be provided to 1000 schools and students will have the opportunity to study vocational training courses.
The Minister said that the students will have the opportunity to study a vocational course of their choice in the school within a period of about three months after appearing for the GCE O/L examination and waiting for the results to study the advanced level.
He also mentioned that this will give the students some literacy for their future professional life, regardless of whether they study advanced level or not.
Minister Susil Premajayantha said that the skilled professionals will get international recognition and they will get job opportunities.
