FITIS pioneers training of ex-combatants

The Jaffna Infotel - the flagship Information and Communication Technology (ICT) exhibition under the theme of "Re-awakening with ICT", organized by the Federation of Information Technology Industry Sri Lanka (FITIS) was successfully concluded at the Jaffna Wembady Girls' High School recently.

Thellipalai Commanding Officer Major Silva launching the workshop

Mini Infotel Jaffna was another regional exhibition in a series of exhibitions that is planned to be carried out in partnership with the Presidential Task force for English to take ICT forward.

Parallel to this exhibition, several other educational activities such as the career guidance program for schoolchildren with ICTA, Innovation and entrepreneurship training for unemployed graduates and a Business Forum on using ICT in small and medium (SME) businesses were also carried out.

FITIS commenced a 15 day training program in ICT, English language and career skills for ex-combatants immediately after the exhibition.

During the exhibition, more than 500 former cadres in rehabilitation camps actively participated in the workshops on 'Innovation and Entrepreneurship' that were also organized by FITIS.

The 15 day training program in ICT, English language and career skills is delivered with the assistance of the USAID who provided the ASAP curriculum and the support of the Education for Knowledge Society Project (EKSP) of the Ministry of Education.

Over 100 ex-combatants have already been trained in two camps in Jaffna (Thellipalai and Kaithaday) and two camps in Vavuniya (Settikulam and Pompemadu). More are to be trained in the coming months.

The one day workshops on 'Innovation and Entrepreneurship' were conducted in Thellipalai and Kaithaday centres.

Ichiban Consultants India, Chief Strategist /Director Raj Sankar invited by the FITIS Chief Executive Officer Damith Hettihewa and Microimage mStudio Program Manager Duxon Murugesan participated in the workshops as resource personnel.