Computer literacy and English essential for graduates - John Seneviratne

by Ananda KANNANGARA

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The protest campaign launched by the Unemployed Graduates’ Union to urge the government to provide employment has drawn the attention of Power and Energy Minister and former Deputy Education Minister W.D.J. Seneviratne.

The Minister said at a time when the government has taken steps to carry out large scale infrastructure development activities, especially in villages with the objective of generating employment to all, it was not ethical for a section of graduates to stage a protest campaign to demand for jobs.

“As they are aware the government provided 40,000 jobs to graduates few years ago and likewise we expect to create more jobs in the near future,” he said.

Asked whether the statement made by graduates during their protest campaign that a large number of vacancies still exist in the public sector and that the government has not taken any action to fill them, the Minister said that at present only few vacancies exist in the public sector.

“According to the current trend, graduates too must acquire the knowledge of computer literacy and English Language in addition to their university education as it will help them to find jobs easily in the future,” he added.