PROGRESS REPORT – 2010

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1.0 Introduction Having completed 25 years of its existence by 2010 the National Institute of Education

has achieved many successes in the fields of curriculum development for general

education, professional development of the personnel involved in education

management, teacher education and curriculum implementation as well as conducting

research on issues related to education in line with the responsibilities vested in it by

the Parliament Act, No. 28 of 1985. At the beginning of 2010 the Institute was shocked

with the sudden demise of the then Director General but soon regained the loss with a

replacement of an eminent educationist. Twenty four senior staff members had to leave

the Institute as they had reached their retirement age in this year including 03 of the

Assistant Director Generals in the senior management group. Six of the Directors’ posts

also remained vacant constraining the work especially in the Departments of Sinhala,

Tamil and Commerce where there were critical issues to be addressed in the system.

There was no council from 09th March 2010 till the end of the year which was another

barrier for the smooth functioning of the activities. However, NIE managed to conduct

118 projects in this year through five Faculties and the Division of General Finance and

Technical Administration and this report contains the performance of these projects by

the end of the year 2010.

2.0 Organizational Structure of the NIE 2.1 The Council 2010: As per the National Institute Act the Council of the Institute is vested with the financial

and administrative powers. Until 9th March 2010 the following members served in the

Council. Mr. M. M. N. D. Bandara - Chairman (Secretary, MOE)

Prof. Lal Perera - Member (up to 22.01.2010) (Director General, NIE) Dr. Upali M. Sedera - Member (from 17.02.2010) (Director General, NIE) Most Venerable Velamitiyawe Kusaladamma Thero - Member (Chancellor, University of Kelaniya, Principal / Vidyalankara Pirivena)

Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis - Member (Former Archbishop of Colombo)

Dr. Chandana Jayaratna - Member (Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Physics, University of Colombo)

Mr. S. Vidanapathirana - Member

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(Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Higher Education)

Prof. M. T. M. Jiffrey - Member (Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission)

Prof. A. K. W. Jayawardana - Member (Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa)

Mr. M.D. D. Peiris - Member (Former Secretary, Ministry of Education) Mr. D. A. P. Abeysekera - Member (Deputy Director, Department of National Budget)

Prof. N. Balakrishnan - Member (Former Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna)

Ms. S.M. Kodippili Arachchi - Secretary to the Council (Director, Department of Administration) (Up to 30.04.2010) 2.2 Academic Affairs Board 2010: Apart from the Council, the Academic Affairs Board which consists of experts in

education management, administration and other relevant fields is responsible for all

academic affairs and providing educational and institutional leadership, supervision and

advice in the following functions / affairs.

• Guide the Council in all academic matters.

• Review and report on all academic matters entrusted to the Board by the Council.

• Forward recommendations to the Council on the courses, training programmes and

examinations conducted by the Institution.

• Forward recommendations to the Council regarding the various courses, set rules

and regulations for these examinations and all course participants.

• Recommend suitable people to be appointed as examiners of the examinations

conducted by the Institution to the Council.

• Forward recommendations to the Council on granting scholarships, medals, prizes

related to academic affairs and rules and regulations and the nature of same.

The Academic Affairs Board 2010 comprised of the following educational experts.

Prof. W. Ariyadasa de Silva - Chairman (Former Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo)

Prof. Lal Perera - Member (Up to 22.01.2010) (Director General, NIE)

Dr. Upali M. Sedera - Member (from 17.02.2010)

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(Director General, NIE)

Prof. S. Vidanapathirana - Member (Lecturer, Dept. of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine,

University of Kelaniya)

Prof. Narada Warnasooriya - Member (Former Vice Chancellor, University of Sri J’pura )

Mr. R. S.Medagama - Member (Retired Director General, Education Reforms Implementation Unit, MOE)

Mr. Anura Edirisinghe - Member (Commissioner General of Examinations, National Evaluation & Testing Service)

Mr. Tissa Nandasena - Member (Secretary, University Grants Commission)

Mr. T. Mutukumaraswamy - Member (Principal, Hindu College, Colombo 04)

Mr. W. M. N. J. Pushpakumara - Member (Commissioner General of Educational Publications, Ministry of Education)

Mr. Y.A.N.D. Yapa - Member (Up to 07.09.2010) (Chief Commissioner, Teacher Education, MOE)

Mr. Tissa Hewavitharana - Member (from 05.10.2010) (Chief Commissioner, Teacher Education Ministry of Education) Dr. P. C. Jaufer - Member (Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Open University of Sri Lanka)

Dr. (Mrs) I. L.Ginige - Member (Up to 27.02. 2010) (ADG, Faculty of Science & Technology, NIE)

Mr. W. W. J. Perera - Member (Up to 07.11.2010) (ADG, Faculty of Educational Leadership Development & Teacher Education, NIE)

Mr. H. M. Gunarathna Banda - Member (Up to 09.10.2010) (ADG, Faculty of Education for All, NIE)

Mr. W. Siyambalagoda - Member (ADG, Faculty of Languages, Humanities & Social Sciences, NIE)

Dr. (Mrs) T. A. R. J. Gunasekera - Member (ADG, Faculty of Research, Planning & Development, NIE)

Ms. S. M. Kodippili Arachchi - Secretary to the AAB

(Director, Department of Administration) (Up to 30.04.2010)

Ms. V. D. C. P. Perera - Secretary to the AAB (CPO, Department of English) (From 22.06.2010)

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2.3 Director General’s Office The Director General’s Secretariat and the Internal Audit Unit function under the direct supervision of the Director General. The Director General’s office coordinates the activities of the Council and the Academic Affairs Board (AAB). During the last year there had been only one Council meeting as the Council dissolved on the 09th of March 2010. There had been 10 AAB meetings and the work related to the smooth implementation of the new reforms have been covered with the approval of the AAB under the covering approval of the Council. The Internal Audit Unit has taken the charge of internal auditing and has helped strengthening the internal controls and transparency in management. As there was no Council only one Audit and Management Committee meeting was held during this period. 2.4 Faculties and Divisions: Given below is how the different divisions of the Institute were orchestrated under its organizational structure in 2010. 2.4.1 Faculty of Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sinhala Department of Tamil Department of English Department of Aesthetics Department of Religions Department of Social Sciences Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education Language Coordinating Cell

2.4.2 Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Science, Health and Physical Education Department of Mathematics Department of Technical Education Department of Business Studies Department of Information Technology Curriculum Monitoring Cell

2.4.3 Faculty of Education Leadership Development and Teacher Education

Department of School Management Department of Education Administration Department of Teacher Empowerment Department of Institutional Development Department of Examinations Guidance & Counseling Cell PGDE and Distance Training Courses Cell

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2.4.4 Faculty of Education For All

Department of Open School Department of Electronic Dissemination Department of Library and Publications Department of Inclusive Education

2.4.5 Faculty of Research, Planning and Development

Department of Research and Development Department of Planning and Evaluation External Agencies Cell

2.4.6 Division of General, Financial & Technical Administration

Department of Finance Department of Administration Department of Engineering Services

3.0 Important Events in 2010

• Dr. Upali M. Sedere assumed duties as the 08th Director General of the Institute

on the 17th February 2010.

• The effectiveness of the present secondary school curriculum was studied

through the Research Study on horizontal and vertical integration of the new

curriculum and the results have been disseminated to relevant parties

responsible for improving the quality of education.

• In collaboration with the zonal administration all Advanced Level teachers have

been trained by the NIE introducing the competency based curriculum.

• In keeping up with the government policy NIE has facilitated the Bilingual

Education (BE) Programme by giving necessary training for those who are

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Pirivena teachers also have been provided training on BE.

• Teachers have been provided necessary training on ‘clinical teaching’ for

assisting the students who have been failed to achieve essential learning

competencies at primary level.

• The implementation process of the new curriculum cycle introduced to the

system by NIE in 2007 came to an end in 2010 with the introduction of grade 13

curriculum in August 2010.

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• NIE has fully collaborated with the Presidential initiative of teaching English

for all and have prepared necessary training and assessment materials while

training 80 trainers.

• A teacher training course for 7000 untrained non- graduate teachers has been

started in 42 regional centers island wide in collaboration with the Ministry of

Education and the Provincial Administration.

• Thematic Courses conducted on Education Administration and Action Research

to open up the potential of personnel engaged in education has been followed by

548 participants.

• Advanced Diploma in Education Management was conducted for the first time,

for 224 newly recruited SLEAS officers before they start work in the field.

• Short term training programmes on Management Styles and Practices were

conducted for newly recruited 200 Sinhala Medium SLEAS officers and 35

Tamil Medium SLEAS officers.

• A three year BEd. Management course (Overseas) was started for 24 Maldivian

students.

• ICT committee of NIE was formed and an ICT policy for the Institute is being

prepared. Further, Net working of equipment for wider and effective usage is in

progress.

• National seminar on Open Learning was conducted in June with Common

Wealth participation from ZENEC India and COL Canada.

• SAARC seminar on Open & Distance Learning for Non-Formal Education was

conducted in collaboration with the SAARC Human Resource Centre with the

participation of 85 SAARC country delegates and local experts.

• In collaboration with Colombo Plan 40 minute’s video presentation on Open

Learning was prepared by NIE and telecasted over Prime TV.

• Video on the concept of Open Schooling has been prepared with NIE resources

to be used in promotion of the ODL opportunities.

• The course conducted by the Institute on improving Tamil as a Second

Language for Pirivena educators has been successfully completed by 19

Bhikkus.

• 18 National Colleges of Education and 10 Teachers Colleges have been

provided staff development programmes. In order to maintain the standards

these institutes were further supervised by the National Institute of Education.

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• Special efforts have been made in clearing the back-log of NIE publications.

Following publications were released during 2010:

- Tri-lingual dictionary

- 04 Journals in the fields of Educational Research, Management, Primary

Education and Technical Education.

• With Common Wealth Education Media Centre for Asia, 30 staff members of

NIE have been received 05 days training in Sri Lanka on Web Based Learning.

04 selected persons out of this 30 have been further trained as trainers in

Malaysia.

• Over 700 Television Media programmes produced by NIE have been channeled

over Dialog.

• NIE collaborated with the Department of Examinations in the preparation of

model G.C.E. (O/L) and G.C.E. (A/L) papers.

• The annual C.W.W. Kannangara memorial lecture was delivered by Professor

Gamini Samaranayake, Chairman / UGC in October 2010 on “Problems and

Challenges of University Education in Sri Lanka: An Overview”.

• NIE has actively collaborated with the Environmental Authority and has

introduced a student diary for Primary Grades.

• NIE extended its voluntary services to capacity building of staff in the Sri

Lanka Air-Force. Thirty trainee instructors have been given training on

education psychology under this programme.

• UNESCO regional team visited NIE and the perspective plans are being

prepared to strengthen the Social Cohesion programme in the North and the

East and sustainable teacher development.

• The Deputy Minister of Maldives visited NIE and the perspective plans are

being prepared to assess the Educational Reforms in Maldives.

• The Minister of Education visited the Institute on the 31st of December to

introduce the new Director General Professor W. M. Abeyrathna Bandara and

the newly appointed Council members introducing a novel culture of

administration to the Institute.

4.0 Curriculum Development

Curriculum development is assigned to the Faculty of Languages, Humanities and

Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science and Technology.

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Seventy projects were implemented in 2010 to perform the following duties /

functions by the seven Departments and the Cell of Language Coordination under

the Faculty of Languages, Humanities and Social Sciences, and the five

Departments under the Faculty of Science and Technology.

The following developments have been taken effected:

• Planning, developing and modernizing the curriculum to suit the social,

cultural, economic and technical needs.

• Introducing new techniques to the school system for a meaningful practical

learning / teaching process with the innovation of the curriculum.

• Improving the professional competencies in those who are involved in the

development and implementation activities of the curriculum.

• Implementing studies that contribute to the qualitative progress of education in

order to elicit information on curriculum development and implementation.

• Introducing new methodologies for the success of learning - teaching and

evaluation activities.

• Developing competencies in communication, information technology and

national and international languages in students.

• Developing competencies in students to protect and safeguard the culture and

natural heritage.

• Developing competencies in students to value religious, cultural and language

diversities of various ethnic groups in society.

The academic staff of these Faculties has prepared 27 TIMs for grade 12 and 32 TIMs

for grade 13 with the help of the veteran university lecturers in the education system,

Subject Directors and with the experienced senior teachers of both government and

private schools.

4.1 Preparation of Teachers’ Instructional Manuals (TIMs) - 2010

• Mathematics (T) Grade 12 • Business Statistics (E) Grade 12 • Political Science (E) Grade 12 • Geography (E) Grade 12 • Agro Technology Grade 12 • Pali Grade 12 • Sanskrit Grade 12

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• Hindi Grade 12 • Chinese Grade 12 • Russian Grade 12 • German Grade 12 • Western Music (E) Grade 12 • Oriental Music (S) Grade 12 • Drama and Theatre (S/T) Grade 12 • Art Grade 12 • Dancing (S) Grade 12 • Bharatha Natyam Grade 12 • Carnatic Music Grade 12 • Buddhism Grade 12 • Buddhist Civilization Grade 12 • Hinduism Grade 12 • Hinduism Civilization Grade 12 • Islam Grade 12 • Islam Civilization (S/T) Grade 12 • Christianity (S/T) Grade 12 • Christian Civilization (S/T) Grade 12 • Greek and Roman Civilization (E) Grade 12 • Art (T) Grade 13 • History (S/T) Grade 13 • Political Science (S/T) Grade 13 • Geography (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Logic and Scientific method (S) Grade 13 • Home Economics (S/T) Grade 13 • Electric, Electronic & Information Technology (S/T)Grade 13 • Mechanical Technology (S/T) Grade 13 • Civil Technology (S/T) Grade 13 • Agro Technology (S/T) Grade 13 • Agro Science (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Bio-Resource Technology (S/T) Grade 13 • Information & Communication Technology (S/T) Grade 13 • Food Science & Technology (S) Grade 13 • Mathematics (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Combined Mathematics (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Physics (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Chemistry (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Biology (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Economics (S/T) Grade 13 • Business Statistics (S/T) Grade 13 • Business Studies (S/T) Grade 13 • Accounting (S/T/E) Grade 13 • Sinhala Grade 13 • Tamil Grade 13

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• English Grade 13 • Sanskrit Grade 13 • Pali Grade 13 • Hindi Grade 13 • Chinese Grade 13 • Russian Grade 13 • German Grade 13

4.2 In- Service Training / Certificate Courses

• NIE in collaboration with the zonal administration has offered direct training to nearly 9000 Advanced Level teachers for all A/L subjects, introducing the competency based curriculum.

• 21,779 of ISAA, Subject Directors, Principals and Teachers have been provided

training by NIE in 2010.

• In collaboration with the provincial administration Bilingual Education (BE) Programme has been promoted among the teachers involved in BE in Eastern, North Western and Northern provinces.

• Computer Resource Centres (CRCs) in the zones have been re-activated in

collaboration with the zonal administration to train the teachers who teach ICT for G.C.E O/L & A/L through resource persons trained by the NIE and the Universities.

• 47 English teachers have been provided opportunity to upgrade their competencies through following the Diploma course conducted by NIE in Teaching English as a second language.

• NIE conducts a diploma course on early childhood and primary education as one of the in-house projects for quality improvement of primary education. 30 students have followed this course in 2010.

5.0 Professional Development

Professional development of the personnel engaged in the field of education is

entrusted to the Faculty of Educational Leadership Development and Teacher

Education. This Faculty is made up of the Department of School Management,

Department of Educational Administration, Department of Teacher Empowerment and

Department of Institutional Development. During the period under review 13,548

personnel involved in the field of education have been received the opportunity for

professional development through the courses mentioned in table 2, which are being

conducted at Maharagama and Meepe campuses.

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Table 02: Details of the Courses conducted by the Faculty of Education Leadership Development and Teacher Education –2010

Name of the Course Department Responsible No. of

Participants Post - graduate Courses M.Phil ( Education) Master of Education M.Sc. in Education Management

Teacher Empowerment Teacher Empowerment Education Administration

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Postgraduate Diploma Courses Postgraduate Diploma in Ed. Management (Full time ) 2009 / 2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Ed. Management ( Part time ) 2008 / 2009 Postgraduate Diploma in Education 2009 / 2010 Postgraduate Diploma in School Counseling

Education Administration Education Administration PGDE & Distance Training Cell Teacher Empowerment

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8850

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Graduate Courses Bachelor of Education (2009/2010)

Teacher Empowerment

2100

Diploma Courses Diploma in School Management 2009 / 2010 Diploma in Primary School Management 2009 / 2010 Diploma in Special Education Diploma in Sign Language

School Management School Management Inclusive Education Inclusive Education

204 150 65 32

Certificate Courses Additional Language Improvement Course (ALIC)

Teacher Empowerment

1200

Short – term Thematic Courses Thematic course on Education Management Thematic Course on Action Research

Education Administration Research and Development

504 44

Courses for Foreign Students B.Ed Management Course

Education Management

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The following tasks have been completed by the Department of Institutional

Development in 2010 to adjust the curriculum of the teacher training colleges according

to the current reforms which have been taken place in the school system.

• In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Provincial Education

Departments, NIE has undertaken the training of over 7,000 untrained teachers in

42 regional centres.

• 18 National Colleges of Education and 10 Teachers Colleges have been provided

staff development programmes.

• Nine Modules, 03 in Sinhala, 03 in Tamil and 03 in English to facilitate the on-

going large scale weekend training of non-graduate teachers have been developed

and printed.

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• A Tri-lingual Dictionary was prepared which will facilitate the learning of second

language Sinhala, Tamil and English for all.

6.0 Education For All 6.1 Open Learning

Department of Open School was established with the aim of conducting distance

education courses for the group that misses the formal education due to various reasons.

This process is taking education closer to the learner by using distance and open

methods. Irrespective of educational qualifications, employment or social stratification

this process expects to broaden the provision of educational opportunities for all. Open

school facilitates the learner to decide when to start this learning, which mode to adopt

and also helps to start from any appropriate stage.

In order to make aware and build up ties with external bodies relevant to Open

Schooling a National Seminar was conducted on the 30th June 2010 with the

participation of local & foreign experts. Further following activities were completed in

this year with regard to the programme on open learning.

- Providing opportunity for 820 learners to follow the foundation course on open

secondary education (OSEP) with the assistance of 59 tutors in 10 centres.

- Writing of 07 modules for community education for OSEP.

- Provision of 05 mobile tutoring services on OSEP.

- Conducting of 32 face to face sessions in 10 centres on OSEP.

6.2 Electronic Dissemination

NIE is rendering an immense service by moving the school community as well as the

external community towards a learning society by using electronic learning material

such as Television, Radio and CDs which are attractive and effective learning teaching

tools in non formal education fields. Various programmes are being produced using

aesthetic methods such as songs, music and drama, to explain difficult concepts in

curriculum and to make the school community aware of the changes in the curriculum.

Following are the activities completed by the end of 2010 in this regard:

• Handing over of 700 Nenasa programmes for telecasting.

• Production of 200 non-formal type programmes which can be used in teaching

and learning process.

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• Training of 30 subject specialists on writing scripts for radio programmes on

primary and secondary curriculum and current issues.

• Completion of 48 Nipuna weekly audio programmes and 24 programmes on

‘This is our School’.

• Production of 01 audio and 01 video programmes and conducting a poster

competition on school safety education through media.

6.3 Inclusive Education

The Department of Inclusive Education of the NIE occupies a special position in

making the concept of Education for All a reality. While initiating programmmes with

regard to the children with special needs, the Department implements special

counseling programmes for their parents/guardians. According to the demand for

Inclusive Education from the Tamil Medium Teachers and other relevant parties a

National Seminar was conducted on the 08th July 2010 with the participation of 90

personnel engaged in the field of Inclusive Education. Two staff training programmes

have been conducted in this year while providing services to 44 children and 44 parents

who needed counseling.

6.4 Library In addition to the internal staff members, the library of the NIE is often used by the

University Staff, Staff of NCOEs and Teacher Training Colleges, teachers and students

as well as other educationists for academic purposes. The following books and CDs

were added to the library in 2010.

Books 1338 (Purchases 662, Donations 676) E-Reports 02 Educational reports 436 Curriculum materials 467 Books for NIE collection 571 Local Magazines 05 (Donations) Foreign Magazines 05 (Donations) Newsletters 10 CDs containing education information 59 Cassettes 07

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6.5 Press Six Teachers’ Instructional Manuals, 22 supplementary books, 62 other documents

were printed by the NIE press in 2010.

7.0 Research, Planning and Development

As an Institution functioning towards quality education NIE contributes curriculum

development, professional development and policy making through a variety of

research and planning activities. These activities are conducted by the Departments of

Research and Development and Planning and Evaluation and the Cell of External

Agencies.

7.1 Research and Development

Initiate, develop and extend educational research, set a platform to address educational

issues that need dialogue and debate, provide opportunities for the people in the field of

education to develop their research skills by conducting courses and providing grants

and disseminate research information are the main functions of the Department of

Research and Development.

Following are the highlighting features of the Department during the last year

considered:

• A thematic course on Action Research was conducted to build capacity in

research among the professionals where 48 teachers and In-service advisors

participated.

• The content of Governance and Civic Education curriculum was analyzed based

on peace concepts to identify the peace efforts through the curriculum.

• A model for Small Schools was developed and necessary arrangements have

been made to implement it in the Central Province on pilot basics.

• The research study on New Curriculum Reforms implemented in Gr. 8 in 2009

was completed.

• A study on the effectiveness of policy innovations on teacher education in Sri

Lanka during past ten years (2000-2010) was completed.

• 19 case studies related to the study on low achievers of Grade 5 scholarship

examination were completed.

• The Research Department represented the Seminar on Sustainable Development

held in Bangkok in July.

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• A study day on Action Research to plan future programmes of Action Research

was conducted on the 19th August 2010.

• Educational history (1965-2000) of Sri Lanka has been documented and the

book is ready for printing.

7.2 Planning and Evaluation

Following are the activities completed under Planning and Evaluation in the year 2010.

• Prepared the Five Year Plan 2011 - 2015. • Prepared the Annual Plan for the year 2011. • Prepared Annual Budget. • Prepared Annual Progress Report 2009. • Prepared January – December quarterly Progress Reports 2010.

7.3 External Agencies

The External Agencies Cell under the faculty of Research Planning and Development is

responsible for arranging staff development programmes overseas. Further,

coordination of the projects funded by the World Bank for ESDG, ADB for EKSP,

GTZ for Social Cohesion and Disaster Risk Management, UNICEF for Basic and

Primary Education are under the responsibility of this Cell.

Long -term Foreign Training

• An on line Postgraduate Certificate Course leading to professional development

of the academic staff was started with 12 NIE officers on Instructional

Designing in collaboration with the Walden University of USA.

• Two officers were sent to University of Putra Malaysia to follow 01 year

masters programme on Curriculum and Instruction.

• One officer was sent to follow an M.Phil programme on English and foreign

languages in the University in Hyderabad, India.

• One officer was sent to follow an advanced training programme on Education

Planning Management in (IIEP) in France.

• Arrangements were made for 30 officers to follow foreign programmes through

ERD.

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8.0 General, Financial and Technical Administration

The function of the Division of General, Financial and Technical Administration is to

procure financial, physical and managerial services and support services with respect to

the functions of the five academic faculties in the Institute. The Department of

Administration which is under the Division of General, Financial and Technical

Administration takes the responsibility of all functions related to day to day

administration, identifying training needs of the staff and providing necessary training

at local level. The Department of Finance provides the financial resources for all tasks

of the Institution and maintains income and expenditure reports in terms of financial

rules and regulations while the Department of Engineering services carries out the

responsibility of the maintenance of the physical environment appropriate for

educational activities by handling the construction and maintenance of the buildings of

the Institution, maintenance of electrical and telephone services, provision of

infrastructural facilities and coordination of cleaning and security services. Progress of

the activities conducted by these departments is given under 8.1-8.3.

8.1 Department of Administration

NIE has sort approval from the Department of Management Services to fill up all the

vacancies. Accordingly internal promotions have been initiated by the Department of

Administration and have made arrangements to fill up the following vacancies by July

2010:

• Carried out promotions for internal staff:

Administrative Officers 01 Office Managers 01 Chief Project Officers 25 Project Assistant I 06 Project Assistant II 07

• Provided financial assistance (Maximum Rs. 50,000/- per person) to follow

professional development courses for 33 academic and non academic staff

members.

• A short-term training programme was arranged for the staff of the Department

on Office Administration, Accounting and Productivity.

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• Gratuity payments were made for 24 staff members who retired from their

service and service extensions were arranged for 25 staff members including 19

academic officers.

8.2 Department of Finance

• Prepared and completed the fixed assets register and the evaluation procedures.

• A computer package related to increasing the effectiveness of the financial

procedures of the institute has been introduced.

• Arrangements have been made to recover all the debts from the debtors or from

the guarantors and the settlements related to each project have been completed.

• Board of survey for 2009 has been completed.

8.3 Department of Engineering Services:

• Action plan has been prepared to bring greater transparency in vehicle

operations.

• Transport survey has been carried out and necessary action have been taken to

auction the un road-worthy vehicles.

• All maintenance activities related to buildings and the land in Maharagama and

Meepe premises have been completed.

• Electronic inventory has been prepared for all equipment.

• Arrangements were made to outsource the book shop in Maharagama and in

Meepe premises and the canteen services.

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