Sri Lanka, Aug. 9 -- Colombo Archbishop, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith underscored the importance of providing skills-based knowledge to schoolchildren, during a discussion with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on the educational reforms scheduled to be implemented from next year. The Archbishop said that as everyone is increasingly pursuing white-collar jobs, there will be a shortage of technically skilled workers within the country to perform certain types of jobs.

He added that this situation will compel the country to bring skilled labourers from foreign countries.

The meeting was held to raise awareness about the educational reforms, at the Archbishop's official residence in Colombo on Thursday. The Archbishop stressed the importan...