INAUGURATION VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE FORUM TO DEVELOP ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS FROM PRESCHOOLS TO TERTIARY LEVEL IN NORTHERN PROVINCE.
The Honourable Governor of Northern Province constitutes a forum named as “Northern Province English Forum” in order to develop English language skills from preschools to tertiary level.
The inauguration meeting of the above forum was held on 17th November 2021 at 10.00 am via Zoom with the chairmanship of Secretary of Education, NP.
The lecturers of the University of Jaffna, University of Vavuniya, British Council, Advance Technological Institute, College of Technology and Technical Colleges, National College of Education, Jaffna and Vavuniya and Teachers' College, Kopay participated in this meeting and expressed their valuable thoughts regarding English Education in the Northern Province.
Nominated Officers to the Forum as below;
| No | Name of the officer | Designation | Institution |
| 1 | Dr.M.Thiruvarangan | Senior Lecturer | DE, University of Jaffna |
| 2 | Dr.K.Sanmuganathan | HOD | DELT, University of Jaffna |
| 3 | Dr. Jeyaseelan Gnanaseelan | HOD | DELT, University of Vavuniya |
| 4 | Mr.S.Mugunthan | HOD | ED, NCOE, Jaffna |
| 5 | Mr.S.Patrik Gerad | HOD | ED, NCOE, Vavuniya |
| 6 | Mrs Sumangala Sivaraj | HOD | ED, ATI, Jaffna |
| 7 | Mr.Y. Atchuthan | HOD | ED, ATI, Vavuniya |
| 8 | Ms.B.M.SandyaKumari Bandara | HOD | ED, ATI, Mannar |
| 9 | Mr.T.Rajkumar | HOD | ED,COT, Jaffna |
| 10 | Mr.S.Thuvaragan | HOD | ED,TC, Vavuniya |
| 11 | Mrs.T.Kugan | HOD | ED,TC, Mannar |
| 12 | Ms.V.Vaithilingam | HOD | Teacher's College, Kopay |
| 13 | Mr.P.Pavalaxan | Assit. Manager | BC,Jaffna |
| 14 | Mrs. A.Parthiban | Director | STEPS |
| 15 | Dr.Leslie Dick | Training Manager | BC,Colombo |
