Computer typesetting and DTP for school leavers at Sri Lanka Institute of Printing

The Sri Lanka Institute of Printing under the Ministry of Mass Media & Information will commence the certificate course in Computer typesetting and Desk Top Publishing by April / May 2008.

The institute has already started issuing application forms for this programme due to the high demand and the selection of students will be done after an interview due to the limited intake of students by Sri Lanka Institute of Printing.

This course will provide the required knowledge and skills in computer typesetting and essentials such as Computer knowledge, applications, operating systems and basic graphic designing skills etc..

The course content was designed to provide the current industry knowledge and skills to help employment in the Print & Graphics industry.

The course is spread over five months with classes twice a week in 3-4 hour sessions in weekdays and weekends.

Each student is provided with a computer with long hours of training with individual attention by the Instructors. The course is being conducted in Sinhala Language with basic English terminology.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Printing was established in the year 1984 by an Act of Parliament No. 18 to devote to the furtherance of scientific and technical education, and the ever-widening knowledge and skills demanded of by the print and graphics community in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Printing can be contacted on 2686162 and 2679791 or by visiting Sri Lanka Institute of Printing at the Government Press No. 118, Dr. Danister de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 8. SLIOP can be contacted on E-mail - [email protected]