CNCI facilitates skills upgrading programmes

For Sri Lankan industry sector :

The Ceylon Nationals Chamber of Industries (CNCI) has been granted the registration and the recognition by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) as an authorized educational centre for conducting skills upgrading educational programmes for the industry and manufacturing sector enterprises.

The specific skills development and knowledge enhancement programmes nominated and selected are expected to commence soon at the CNCI Chamber Secretariat.

The pioneering industry chamber in Sri Lanka, CNCI has been playing a significant role for the last four decades as an educational service provider to the Sri Lankan industry and manufacturing sectors. Since lately CNCI has reorganized their educational activities by establishing a special Human Resource Development and Industrial Relations (HRD and IR) division at the CNCI Chamber Secretariat, under the guidance of the Secretary General and CEO to impart extra knowledge and latest information on theoretical and practical sense for the advancement of the Executives of the corporate sector enterprises as a catalytic tool to improve performance and efficiency.

Apart from the well organized English language improvement and development programmes, specifically designed for the junior and middle level executives and supporting staff members, CNCI has formulated more advanced courses and programmes for the industry sectors, specifically in labour laws and industrial relations sectors.

CNCI Secretary General/ CEO Kumara Kandalama said, "Some of the specific topics selected for the industry and manufacturing sector programmes EPF/ ETF and gratuity and the EPF Act, laws related to new recruitments, employee discipline, employee misconduct, Shops and Office Act, Wages Board Ordinance, laws, rules and regulations related to terminations of employment, disciplinary and non- disciplinary activities etc.

These knowledge upgrading programmes are focused at the senior and middle managers, senior and middle and Junior executives in the HRD/ Legal/ Administration divisions as well as for the other heads of departments, senior and middle managers, executives and other entrepreneurs , who wish to enhance their professional knowledge and to acquire comprehensive coverage and interpretations on labour laws and other key components in industrial relations. The programmes are open to the private and public sectors.

These lecture presentations will be conducted by some of the reputed experts and consultants of specific fields, who are well qualified with nearly forty years of practical and hands on experience. During the Lecture presentations the participants will have the opportunity for discussions and clarifications of any relevant topics with the presenters.

More details could be obtained from the CNCI website www.cnci.biz or [email protected].