Teacher Education and Teacher Deployment

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The objectives of the Teacher Education and Teacher Deployment Project, based on policy initiatives agreed between the government and IDA over the past year, are to improve the quality, cost-effectiveness and coverage of education in Sri Lanka, by: 1) improving education attainment and equity; 2) making the system more efficient; 3) making more effective use of education expenditure; 4) improving the quality of teacher education; and 5) making the teacher training system more cost-effective. The project will consist of the following components: 1) rationalization of teacher deployment; 2) rationalization of structure and organization of teacher education; 3) upgrading of teacher education programs; 4) strengthening of staff and management; 5) strengthening and upgrading of the teacher training institutions; 6) strengthening the management of teacher training institutions; 7) studies and monitoring; and 8) project coordination.