For visually handicapped:

ICT training will open a new chapter

Ramani KANGARAARACHCHI

Acquiring the relevant skills needed in the labour market is imperative as the country is in the midst of uncertainty in business at present, said Director General, Employees Federation of Sri Lanka (EFC) Ravi Peiris.

He was speaking at the launch of the ICT Training program for Visually handicapped people at the EFC Auditorium yesterday.

He said that enterprises are facing difficulties and challenges that they had never experienced before and employees have a sense of uncertainty in relation to employment. Peiris said that over the years, the EFC Employers Network on Disability has been engaged in various initiatives.

It has provided employment opportunities to over 200 disabled persons and also conducted training programs on a variety of subjects with the objective of equipping them to the world of work.

He said that ICT has been identified and recognized as one of the key areas in which skills of the people need to be sharpened and upgraded so that it would be possible to exploit the opportunities that may come as a result of the global recession.

Therefore, the EFC Employers Network on Disability will commence the training program on ICT for the visually handicapped and thereby expand the opportunities to a wider section of the community.

“The response received from the visually handicapped with regard to the training program has been very encouraging and already 42 visually handicapped persons have enrolled to undergo this training, he said.

The EFC is confident that the training will result in opening a new chapter in the lives of the visually handicapped people which would create new employment opportunities for them.