Developing professional competences and practices among teacher educators is the aim of the Master of Teacher Education (MTE) program. Teacher educators employed by the Ministry of Education, university faculties and departments of education, and lecturers affiliated with the National Institute of Education comprise the majority of the MTE’s target demographic. The MTE program consists of a portfolio project in addition to six regular courses. The program’s courses are based on real-world learning situations and are available in Sinhala, Tamil, and English. The minimum duration is one year, divided into two semesters and no final written test will be given for any of the normal courses, and the main learning aids will be multimedia resources, supplemental readings, and required readings.

All of the regular courses will not have a final written test, and the main learning aids will include multimedia materials, extra readings, and required readings.

• Programme Code : MTE

• Programme Category : Post Graduate Programme

• Conducted by : Secondary and Tertiary Education Department , Faculty of Education

• Programme duration : 01 year

• Approximately Rs. 140000

Who can apply?

Apply before 15 August 2025

Teacher educators who work in institutions under the Ministry of Education and in university faculties or departments of education are eligible for the majority of the program’s target audience and the applicants should have the following in order to be eligible for the course.

You should;

• Have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Education from a recognized University, or

• Obtained a bachelor’s degree and the Postgraduate Diploma in Education from a recognized University, or

• secured any equivalent or higher qualification acceptable to the Senate,

and

You should be serving at present as a;

• Academic staff member of a recognized University, or

• Lecturer of a National College of Education, or

• Lecturer of a Teacher Training Collage, or

• Officer engaged in Teacher Education in the National Institute of Education, or

• Principal of a Government/Government Approved school (Private/International)

• In-Service Advisor of a Teaching Centre/Ministry of Education/ A Provincial Ministry of Education

The programme is conducted in English, Sinhala, and Tamil media but all applicants should have a good command in English, irrespective of the Medium. Selection of candidates for the programme will be done either by a written test or an interview.

For more information on the application process, visit https://reginfo.ou.ac.lk/applyonline/ and for other requirements, visit the official Open university website for the MTE program.