Short Course in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) 2026/2027: 100 Full Scholarships
The Bilingual Education Branch of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, in academic collaboration with the Post Graduate Institute of English (PGIE) at The Open University of Sri Lanka, has officially called for applications for the Short Course in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Academic Literacy for the 2026/2027 intake. Backed by 100 fully funded Ministry scholarships, this intensive 3.5-month hybrid programme equips state sector bilingual educators and educational administrators with modern pedagogical methodologies while preparing them for Cambridge TKT CLIL international certification.
🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය
අධ්යාපන අමාත්යාංශයේ ද්විභාෂා අධ්යාපන ශාඛාව සහ ශ්රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්යාලයේ පශ්චාත් උපාධි ඉංග්රීසි අධ්යයනායතනය (PGIE) එක්ව පවත්වන Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) කෙටි පාඨමාලාව (2026/2027) සඳහා පූර්ණ ශිෂ්යත්ව 100ක් පිරිනමයි. ද්විභාෂා ගුරුවරුන්, ගුරු උපදේශකවරුන් (ISAs), සම්පත්දායකයින්, SLEAS සහ SLTES නිලධාරීන්ට අදාළ ආයතන ප්රධානියාගේ සහතිකය සහිතව Google Form ඔස්සේ 2026 ඔක්තෝබර් 16 දිනට පෙර අයදුම් කළ හැක. සාර්ථකව නිමකරන්නන්ට Cambridge TKT CLIL සහතිකය හිමිවේ.
🇱🇰 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
கல்வி அமைச்சின் இருமொழி கல்விப் பிரிவு மற்றும் இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் ஆங்கில பட்டப்பின்படிப்பு நிறுவனம் (PGIE) இணைந்து நடாத்தும் Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) குறுகிய கற்கைநெறிக்கு (2026/2027) 100 முழுமையான புலமைப்பரிசில்கள் வழங்கப்படுகின்றன. இருமொழி ஆசிரியர்கள், ஆசிரிய ஆலோசகர்கள், வளவாளர்கள், SLEAS மற்றும் SLTES உத்தியோகத்தர்கள் நிறுவனத் தலைவரின் உறுதிப்படுத்தலுடன் கூகுள் படிவம் (Google Form) ஊடாக 2026 ஒக்டோபர் 16 ஆம் திகதிக்கு முன்னர் விண்ணப்பிக்கலாம். இக்கற்கைநெறி கேம்பிரிட்ஜ் TKT CLIL சான்றிதழை வழங்குகிறது.
📌 Key Overview & Vital Details
👥 Eligible Target Practitioners & Service Cadres
The scholarship programme is dedicated to educational personnel actively involved in the delivery, supervision, and curricular leadership of Sri Lanka's Bilingual Education (BE) system across national and provincial schools:
- Serving Bilingual Teachers: Permanent government school teachers actively conducting subject instruction in the English medium under the official bilingual curriculum.
- In-Service Advisors (ISAs): Serving In-Service Advisors assigned to Bilingual Education and English language teaching supervision.
- Teacher Educators & Resource Persons: Academic staff and national resource trainers attached to National Colleges of Education (NCoEs) or Teacher Training Colleges.
- Education Administrative Officers (SLEAS): Officers of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service serving in the Ministry of Education, Provincial Departments, or Zonal Education Offices handling Bilingual Education branches.
- Teacher Educator Officers (SLTES): Serving officers belonging to the Sri Lanka Teacher Educators' Service engaged in language and pedagogical development.
🏆 Dual Professional Certification & Course Structure
Successful candidates who satisfy academic continuous assessments, teaching practice simulations, and module benchmarks will be awarded two distinct professional credentials:
- Cambridge TKT CLIL Certificate: Internationally recognized Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) certification awarded by Cambridge Assessment English, evaluating core pedagogical strategies in delivering content through a foreign/second language.
- PGIE Certificate of Completion: Official academic transcript and course completion certificate issued by the Post Graduate Institute of English, The Open University of Sri Lanka.
Delivery Structure & Study Schedule
| Module Format | Proportion | Pedagogical Nature | Schedule & Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-site Sessions | 60% | Interactive workshops, teaching methodology seminars & practical demonstrations | Conducted on-site at the Post Graduate Institute of English (PGIE, Nawala) on weekends. |
| Online Sessions | 40% | Academic literacy modules, virtual forums, video lectures & guided tasks | Delivered virtually via web conference on weekends and weekday evenings. |
📝 Important Candidate Directives & Certification Rules
- Mandatory Institutional Endorsement: Prior to digital submission, candidates must download and complete the prescribed physical application form and have it formally certified with the signature and official stamp (frank) of their Head of Institution (School Principal, Zonal Director of Education, or NCoE President).
- Digital Upload Compliance: The certified hard-copy document must be legibly scanned into a PDF file and uploaded directly within the official Google Form application submission interface.
- Attendance Requirement: Selected scholarship awardees must commit to the 3.5-month weekend and evening study commitments (both onsite at Nawala and virtual modules) to qualify for final certification examination entries.
- Zero Tuition Cost: The 100 available seats are fully funded under the Ministry of Education scholarship grant, covering tuition and examination coordination expenses.
🪜 Step-by-Step Online Application Procedure
- Access the official MoE-PGIE application gateway at https://forms.gle/z6YESqVBeQWquGwt7.
- Download the prescribed printable application form template provided within the portal instructions.
- Fill out your personal contact particulars, teaching service registration numbers, current school/zonal posting, and bilingual subject teaching history.
- Obtain the formal signature and seal from your School Principal or institutional Head certifying your service record and granting permission to attend hybrid weekend sessions.
- Scan the complete, signed application form as a clear PDF document.
- Log back into the Google Form, enter your details, attach the scanned certified PDF, and submit your application before 11:59 PM on October 16, 2026.
📥 Official Application Forms & Coordinating Links
❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
📞 Coordinating Authorities & Official Inquiries
For administrative or academic guidance regarding this scholarship programme:
Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
"Isurupaya", Pelawatta, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.
🌐 Portal: www.moe.gov.lk
Post Graduate Institute of English (PGIE)
The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda.
🌐 Official Website: ou.ac.lk/pgie
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|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Special Education 2026 (Tamil Medium) | National Institute of Education (NIE) | View NIE Diploma |
| SLPS Efficiency Bar Examinations I & II – 2026 | Ministry of Education & DoENets | View SLPS EB Guide |
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| Postgraduate Programmes in Linguistics 2026/2027 | University of Kelaniya (FGS) | View Linguistics Intake |
