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The most recent company to achieve "Recognised" status under the CIMA TTP scheme is the State Pharmaceuticals' Corporation (SPC). This is the first state-owned organisation to have entered the CIMA Training Through Partnership Scheme," a CIMA spokesman said.

SPC is the sole supplier of pharmaceuticals and surgical items to the Government Medical Supplies Division which in turn supplies all Government hospitals in the country.

They maintain fourteen "Rajya Osusalas" islandwide.

Sudarshan Senaratne, Deputy President, CIMA Sri Lanka Division presented the Training Through Partnership Certificate to Prof. Colvin Gooneratne, Chairman, State Pharmaceuticals Corporation at a ceremony at the CIMA Secretariat.

Training Through Partnership (TTP) aims to raise the standard of training support provided to CIMA students and recognises those organisations which provide training in accordance with CIMA's Quality Standards for Chartered Management Accountants.

The organisations participating in the TTP scheme will benefit from A practical, flexible training, approach accessible to all employers across the spectrum from multi-national to owner managed business; Improved recruitment and retention of quality students; The opportunity to benchmark training support against CIMA's quality standards; Publicity by CIMA as a Quality Partner and An independent review of training support provided with suggestions for future development.

TPP offers two certificates CIMA recognised and CIMA quality approved. CIMA recognised is awarded to those organisations providing training support that meets threshold standards for all recognised CIMA students.

The "CIMA Quality Approved" is awarded to organisations providing training support in line with recommended and core best practice standards.

Sampath Bank is the only Quality Approved TTP Organisation in Sri Lanka.

The ten recognised TTP companies are Zillione Systems, Maritime Holdings, KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton and Co., Ernst and Young, S. J. Associates, Slimline, Pricewaterhouse - Coopers, Nestle Lanka, Aitken Spence and State Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

A recent survey among Quality Approved organisations carried out worldwide, reveals that TTP is key in developing quality business managers in organisations; Student exam pass rates are significantly higher in TTP organisations; TTP is beneficial in recruitment and retention of students.

TTP is seen as a quality product that attracts good quality applicants and turns out the desired 'business' managers (as opposed to simply accountants).

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