UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO - FACULTY OF EDUCATION
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION (TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE) FULL TIME COURSE – 2021/2022
Applications will be entertained from Graduate Teachers of Government Private/Assisted Schools, Pirivenas and
other Educational Institutes for the above course.
Applicants should possess:
(a) A Bachelor’s degree including a minimum of 30 credits for the course units of English
Language and/or Literature from a University/Institution recognized by the UGC.
(b) A Bachelor’s degree with a minimum three years of work experience in the field of English
Education
(c) Completion of NVQ level 7 (equivalent to Bachelor’s degree in SLQF) with relevant work
experience as determined by the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education and Senate of the
University of Colombo.
Age : Applicants should be below 50 years of age on 31st March 2021.
Course Content : Core areas in the Theory & Practice of Teaching of English
as a Second Language
Duration : One year
Course Fee : Rs.70,000/-
Selection Procedure : Language Proficiency Test and/or Interview
Applications : Application forms may be obtained online from the Faculty of Education
website, http://edu.cmb.ac.lk
Completed application forms together with a receipt for Rs. 1000/- paid to the
University of Colombo Account No. 206150300001 at any branch of the People’s
Bank should be sent under registered post to the Senior Assistant Registrar,
Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Colombo 3 along with a selfaddressed stamped envelope (22x10 cm in size) to the value of Rs. 50/-
Name of the course should be written on the top left hand corner of the
envelope.
Last date for receiving completed application forms : 31st March 2021.
Registrar
University of Colombo