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IPM upgrades skills in HR professionals
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The Institute has developed into a leading human resources authority in Sri Lanka and has contributed significantly to develop and nurture the human resource management profession during the last few decades.
The primary objective of the Institute is to promote and develop principles, techniques and practices of human resource management and to ensure a high level of professional standard and competencies among its members and those who are aspiring to become members, Bollegala said.
The IPM has revised all their syllabuses in consistent with modern global trends for their students.
In 1959, a small group of professionals in personnel management founded the Institute with the objective of developing the profession of Personal Management has now grown into the most sought after human development management qualification in the country.
The Institute conducts three educational programmes for all categories including school leavers to top HR managers in the country.
The foundation course in human resource management is mainly designed for school leavers.
The certificate course in human resource management is for working middle managers.
The professional qualification in human resource management is a two-year course with a research paper which IPM is now in the process of negotiating with local universities to recognise this qualification as an entry qualification for their MBA degree programmes, he said.
He said that their certificate level programme is very popular among school leavers in the country and they could not cope with the demand.
IPM is conducting several programmes including foundation and certificate programmes in Kandy and are expected to take their courses to Galle and Kurunegala due to the heavy demand.
Bollegala said that HR Management has now emerged as a separate and distinct discipline like medicine, law, engineering and it plays a significant role in the success of the organisation and the nation.
All their programmes cover mainly on the behaviour of human beings, motivation, leadership, counselling, training and development performance management and recruitment and selection.
"We have three months certificate programmes in training and development, counseling. It also organises seminars, workshops, lectures and sessions on HR Management for the corporate sector as well as public sector," he said.
The faculty of the institute consists of qualified personnel, who are prominent in the HR management in the country. For the benefit of students, the IPM has a well-equipped library, Internet caf, and student study areas as well.
The Institute also arranges loan schemes with Samapath Bank. It is also negotiating with few other banks as well to provide loan facilities for students.
The IPM in association with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) Australia inaugurated a Master of Management Degree Programme with Human Resource Management as a specialisation.
The Institute has also setup a Job Placement Centre to help interested people in getting into HR jobs.
The Institute has developed a software package to match job seekers job prescription and job suppliers job description to support both parties for that purpose, Bollegala said.
The Institute has plans for a new four storied building. The new building will have an auditorium, computer lab, library student study centre and many other facilities, he said.
IPM holds the annual HR Professional Gold Award, sponsored by a corporate entity. IPM also conducts programmes for citizens as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility project.
IPM is a member of the Organisation of Professional Associations in Sri Lanka and also a Member of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management through which the Institute is affiliated to the World Federation of Personnel Management Association.
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