NDB continues partnership with British Council to improve teaching skills in English

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From left: AVP – Operations – Accounts Services and Credit Administration Ganga Wanigaratne, VP – Marketing and Customer Experience Sanjaya Senarath, NDB Director/CEO Dimantha Seneviratne, British Council Country Director Gill Caldicott, British Council Manager English Language Training Projects Dr. Lesley Dick and Senior Manager – Corporate Sustainability Sharon De Silva

NDB partnered with the 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.

Speaking on this occasion, NDB Director/CEO Dimantha Seneviratne emphasised the importance of giving back to society and said that NDB as a responsible corporate believed that this sustainable initiative would help the nation’s youth in the long term.

British Council Country Director Gill Caldicott expressed that improving the levels of English in Sri Lanka will help the workforce of the future and therefore the economy of SL in the future and the best way to do that is by supporting teachers of English both to improve their English and also to improve their teaching skills.

NDB continues its efforts to empower the youth of the nation through multiple projects that place emphasis on issues that are critical for sustainable economic growth and the future success of the nation as a whole. The British Council in Sri Lanka is the UK’s international organisation for educational and cultural relations and helps people around the world develop English language skills.

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