NDB continues partnership with British Council to train teachers
NDB recently partnered with British Council for the sixth consecutive year to improve the skills of secondary English language teachers of government schools in Sri Lanka through an enhanced teacher training and delivery method supported by language training.
This project aims to build on the bank’s previous initiative in improving the skills of English language teachers in Sri Lanka through the provision of an in-service teacher training course aimed at training state school English teachers to incorporate 21st Century Skills into their classroom teaching.
21st Century Skills are the six core skills now recognized as essential for preparing young people to live and work in the globalised 21st century economy. They are: critical thinking and problem solving; citizenship; collaboration and communication; digital literacy; creativity and imagination; student leadership and personal development.
The project will identify teachers who have already taken the NDB English for Teaching course, or similar training courses with British Council involvement. As their English language skills and teaching methodology have improved by their participation in the previous NDB English for Teaching Project, teachers are ready to move to the next level and develop their ability to teach the core skills vital for their students to live and work successfully in a globalised 21st century economy.