Job fair, higher education exhibition in Hambantota

Partners HDCC, World Vision :

The Hambantota District Chamber of Commerce (HDCC) in collaboration with the World Vision Lunugamvehera Regional Development Program and the Hambantota District Secretariat is organizing a job fair and the higher education exhibition at the Hambantota Singapore Conference Hall on April 28.

HDCC is the foremost representative of the private sector in the Hambantota District and its mission is to act as the 'gateway' for development, ensuring the social cohesion and economic success of the Hambantota District. As a social responsibility, but also as a contribution to the economic development of the District, HDCC manages the Career Service Centre (CSC) and the Youth Business Sri Lanka Program (YBSL) which provide services and benefits to young people in the Hambantota District.

The key functions of the CSC are to monitor employment opportunities, to match young job seekers , and to arrange the provision of appropriate training courses and encourage vocational training. YBSL aims to help young people - who otherwise would not have the opportunity - to develop their self-confidence and achieve economic independence through the medium of self-employment.

Based on the experience gained in organizing job fairs and higher education exhibitions in the past, the HDCC is presently organizing the job fair and higher education exhibition this year too, with the objective of placing unemployed youth in employment, providing them with self-employment opportunities and providing them with guidance to develop their potential and talents in vocational activities.

More than 30 private companies who are seeking to employ staff and professional organizations who provide career skills and self-employment will be participating at the event such as Sonak Lanka, David Peiries, LOLC, John Keels, Ceylinco Cisco etc. Training providers such as the Technical Collage, the Vocational training Authority NAITA, AAT, CIMA, Orient Academy, ICBT , MAL etc. will be participating in this event.

During the event group career counseling programs will be conducted. Ruhuna University will conduct a special seminar on "self-employment opportunities". Self employment service providers in the district will organize a "Self-Employment Piyasa" in the Job fair. The keynote speech will be delivered by well-known consultant and trainer Mohan Palliyaguru. More than 2000 job seekers will be given an opportunity to meet company representatives and professionals. This will be indeed a new experience for the youth of the area.