FCCISL, George Steuarts to develop resources

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

The private sector is the engine of Sri Lanka’s economic progress but there is a much felt need to develop the necessary inputs to realise the potential it has to accelerate this growth process. President FCCISL Nawaz Rajabdeen said.

The launch of the FCCISL-George Steuarts Academy for Professional and Business Studies was held at Hilton JAIC in Colombo last week.

Rajabdeen management accountancy has assumed a predominant position in a world driven by entrepreneurship as never before and accuracy, accountability and responsibility are now increasingly vested in the profession. As such every nation including Sri Lanka requires professional competence in areas like business studies.

He pointed out that despite a serious and persistent civil conflict has witnessed an impressive surge on the economic front with 7 per cent GDP growth and making Sri Lanka a middle income earning country.

He stressed that one of the ways to support the vibrant private sector is developing human resources and was hopeful of creating a pool of well trained individuals in due course under the guidance of widely recognised experts after the tie-up with George Steuarts headed by Group Chairman George Steuarts S. Skandakumar.

The first joint programme commenced at the State of the Art Academy at Mount Lavinia will go on till March.

Programme Coordinator Franz Porshe, Chief Executive CIMA International Charles Tilley, President CIMA Sri Lanka Aruna Fernando, Director HRD of the Federation Nihal Rangala also spoke.