25,000 locals to learn Mandarin

SINCIO International Education LLC and the Sri Lanka Institute of Career Guidance of the Presidential Secretariat were

actively

involved in organising the event

.

Ravi Karunanayake, the Minister of Power, Energy and Business Development addressed the attendees. He noted that an ambitious plan is on course to generate a total of 25,000 Mandarin speaking task force.

He added that graduates will

be employed

as language interpreters, English and Mandarin teachers, and employees of Chinese companies and organizations

. They will contribute

significantly

to the betterment of the economy.