Oracle Academy and the Ministry of Education Sri Lanka have signed an agreement to integrate the Academy’s programs into 200 institutes island-wide supporting over 10,000 students on the pathway to future IT careers.
The agreement will also facilitate the training of 200 faculty members at the secondary and higher secondary levels where ICT and Computer Science are part of the curriculum over the next three years.
Oracle Academy will facilitate a ‘train-the-trainer’ course to ramp up faculty members as instructors for five courses. After completing their training with Oracle Academy, the faculty members will leverage the Oracle Academy infrastructure and materials to train other faculty members and students.
After the initial groups of a faculty are trained, they will be permitted to use the Oracle Academy infrastructure to train their students. “Our mission is to develop competent citizens keeping with the global trends through innovative and modern approaches to education and the Ministry is committed to investing in education programs that help inspire students’ interest in computer science,” said Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Sunil Hettiarachchi.
Managing Director, Oracle Thailand and Sri Lanka, Natasak Rodjanapiches said, “We are pleased to help promote and strengthen computer science education and train teachers on the Oracle Academy curriculum. These efforts will ultimately help expand the reach and depth of computer science education, and encourage students to explore the power of computer programming and the opportunities made available via computer science education.”
Regional Director, Oracle Academy, Asia Pacific and Japan, Damian Haas said, “This is an opportunity for teachers, to grow professionally and as a community of teachers.”