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TAG holds Members Night

TAG Member’s Club a social community, formed with in the outbound airline industry, comprising staffs of travel agencies, airlines and Global Distribution System (GDSs) providers held its first social event for the Club Members since its inauguration in May this year on November 25.

The primary activity of TAG is to protect and promote fellowship amongst the colleagues in the trade. The foundation to form TAG was laid almost an year ago. Until mid 2011 the ground work was done when it was launched at the Ceylon Continental Hotel on May 25 amidst a distinguished gathering of airline Country Managers, and Senior Managers of GSAs, Travel Agencies and GDSs. Unveling the club to the trade, the chief guest, the then CEO of the national carrier, Manoj Gunawardena, expressed the importance of the blooming of this club, at a time when the industry lacked social interaction most.

Steered by a dynamic team, TAG has grown from strength to strength since its tender days. The tireless Ex Co of the club has made every possible effort to ensure that its members build strong relationships, bonds between them through TAG. The beach party was indeed a testimony of their indisputable success and of the club in a very short period. More than 300 members danced, laughed and made new friends at an evening that extended till next dawn.

Welcoming the members, the President, Nishan Seneviratne, said that it is astonishing to see so much of an anxious crowd looking forward to the evening, despite the adverse weather conditions. He asked the members to enjoy and make new friends through TAG; and promised that more events filled with fellowship are lined up in the near future. He also thanked Dialog Axiata PLC., the principal sponsor of the club for a period of two years, for being part of this tremendous success.

OpenArc recruits new batch

Colombo University BIT Degree:

OpenArc School of Business and Technology is enrolling new students for the Bachelor of Information Technology external degree (BIT) of the Colombo University, especially targeting those who sat for GCE (A/L) this year.

OpenArc, an institution that had been conducting classes for the Colombo University BIT degree for a period of ten years since the inception of the programme has made arrangements to give special discounts for students registering for the new batch.

The Colombo University is the pioneer in introducing internal and external degrees in the ICT sphere in Sri Lanka.

The Human Resources Development external degree in the ICT field, which was first launched by the Colombo University, as it was considered a necessity at the time, has now earned national and international recognition.

Students who had passed three subjects in the GCE (Advanced Level) examination can enrol directly to read for the BIT external degree, while those with lesser qualifications can also do so by first successfully completing the Foundation in Information Technology (FIT) course after their GCE (O/L).

Also, students, who sat for the GCE (Advanced Level) examination and are still awaiting results, can also make use of this opportunity to enrol for the BIT external degree course enrolling with pending results.

OpenArc School has planned to begin the academic programme for new batch on first week of December and conduct classes two days per one week on Wednesday and Thursday from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.

The first examination for this batch will be held on March next year (2012) by the Colombo University.

This BIT academic programme has been designed to prepare students to successfully face that exam.

From the time the BIT external Degree programme was launched by the University of Colombo - School of Computing in the year 2000, OpenArc School of Business and Technology has been a pioneer higher education institute which has continuously conducted classes for BIT students and helped them to achieve impressive results.

OpenArc School of Business and Technology is a leading training school which was set-up in September 1995 by OpenArc Systems Management with the objective of promoting local talents in IT and producing skilled people for the IT industry.

For more than 15 successive years, OpenArc has played a key role in the higher education as well as tertiary and vocational education sphere in Sri Lanka by offering study programmes in information technology, computer science, business administration, network Administration and other ICT related programmes, both at Degree and Diploma levels.

OpenArc has a highly qualified, eminent panel of lecturers with wide exposure.

All classes are air-conditioned. With fast internet services, the OpenArc IT Labs are equipped with a network of modern computer equipment.

OpenArc is credited with computerizing the leasing systems of HNB, Peoples Leasing and other key financial institutions.

It has now undertaken a massive project to computerize the leasing platforms of leading banks such as DFCC Bank, DFCC Vardhana Bank and Bank of Ceylon.

BIT students of OpenArc will be given preference in recruiting computer and network engineers required for the implementation of these projects.

Further details of the BIT degree programme could be obtained from the OpenArc School of Business and Technology, First floor, No. 120, High Level Road, Kirulapone, Colombo 06 or [email protected]. Their Web site is www.openarc.edu.lk

NDB Bank enhances Jeevana livelihood scheme

Twenty Three students received a comprehensive training course in Hotel Operations, conducted In association with the International Hotel School of Mt Lavinia Hotel under the NDB Jeevana Livelihood Development Scheme.

This is the second batch from the East who completed and graduated in Hotel Operations.

NDB Jeevana Livelihood programme provides a six month comprehensive training course, covering four months of theory and two months of practical training in selected vocation in partnership with industry leaders of respective fields.

All candidates are provided with on the job training at star class hotels, while in motor mechanism, practical training is provided by the partnering organization DIMO.

Speaking at the Passing Out Ceremony, Chief Executive Officer of NDB Bank, Russell de Mel said, ``We have recognized the advent of economic proliferation within the East coast in Sri Lanka and has become an integral part of the development process by empowering youth in the demands of growing opportunities in tourism.

We have identified talented youth in Sri Lanka through this programme.

Initiated in September 2010, the Livelihood Development Program has now witnessed three batches of youth graduating, two from the East coast in Hotel Operations and one batch from the North in Motor Mechanism.

The programme has spread its wings to the South in Hotel Operations which is the fourth batch.

Principal, International Hotel School of Mount Lavinia Hotel Mahendra Hulangamuwa said “It is with pleasure that this passing out ceremony for the second batch was held in Trincomalee.

Suntel fourth Service Day on December 11

The concept of having a ‘Service Day’ is a novel idea by the Administration & Facilities Management Department of Suntel. The third event took place last year where over 300 workers participated and was a tremendous success.

The ‘Service Day’ is dedicated for the support service Staff attached to Suntel who are in fact hired staff from other service organizations to handle the security, building maintenance, janitorial, tea service, transport, courier, technical maintenance etc who extend invaluable support in facilitating the day to day operational activities of Suntel.

Suntel considers sponsoring this event a pleasure and also considers it very appropriate in appreciating and acknowledging the dedicated service extended to Suntel by the individual staff of such service organizations. This, Suntel believes undoubtedly an investment towards building and strengthening relationships with the service organizations and their staff for mutual benefit.

During this full day programme, the events include sports activities and more importantly ‘Service Recognition Awards’ to reward and recognize special contributions and outstanding performance by the service staff during the year. In addition to that, Suntel has organized special events with Kids Art Completion and Recognition Programme for Year Five Exam passed students among the children of the staff.

The theme for this year is ‘We’ depicting the team spirit and togetherness in discharging the duties entrusted to them. This also demonstrates that Suntel appreciates and treat them as a part and parcel of the business success that it enjoys.

‘Reaching for excellence’:

St. Anthony’s Hardware relaunches website

St.Anthony’s Hardware Pvt Ltd. re-launched its corporate website to reinstate the one stop solution for its wide range of products (hardware items, power tools, machinery equipment, chemicals and solar power products) and services. “www.stanthonys.lk” will be a one stop website which fulfils most of household and industrial requirements.

Visitors to the site will find updates on projects, events and CSR activities of the organization. Some of the new features in the site are online dealer registration, applying for employment vacancies etc. Further customers around the country can search (or identify authorized dealers) or Agents in a fraction of a second just after logging into the website.

St.Anthony’s Hardware (Pvt) Ltd. was established in 1942 and has gradually become one of the pioneers in the local hardware Industry. The company deals with a wide range of imports to meet domestic and industrial needs that are convenient and affordable, with a product distribution network spread across the country and a state-of-the-art modern showroom to benefit retail customers. ‘Reaching for excellence’ being their motto, the management of St.Anthony’s strongly believes that the re-launch will boost customer confidents in products and increase the brand loyalty of St.Anthony’s Group in the future.

Tech information solutions opens Kurunegala branch

Tech Information Solutions Chairman Mohamed Naushad at the opening of the Kurunegala branch and the newly opened branch office at Kurunegala.

To offer high quality branded products:

Tech Information Solutions Pte Ltd, a leading IT solutions provider in Sri Lanka offering computers, notebooks and all other IT accessories at competitive prices, recently opened their latest showroom in Kurunegala.

With the prospects for the IT industry looking positive, today’s customers are more sophisticated and demanding, with a greater knowledge and awareness of the latest products and technologies.

The newly opened branch conveniently located at Navinna Junction fulfills the long-felt need for a high end IT products store in Kurunegala by bringing the latest in computers and other related products at a very affordable price to the people in the region.

This outlet will provide a full range of IT related products at very competitive prices, inclusive of world renowned brands of the highest quality and offers its customers a diverse array of products and services that includes an innovative product portfolio coupled with an unparalleled after sale services. The showroom is open 365 days of the year giving customers the opportunity to shop in leisure without the usual rush.

Customers can also look forward to free demonstrations, delivery, technical support and after sales service that include replacements and backups with minimum downtime. All brands that are sold at the store include comprehensive warranties. Highly trained technical staff are at hand to help shoppers make informed decisions or answer any technical queries.

Tech Information Solutions established in 1997 has today become one of the most respected “IT” product suppliers in the Sri Lankan IT sector with the latest and innovative technology in par with the developed countries. They are currently the authorized distributor for G.SKILL Memory, In win casing, power supply, EVGA VGA Cards and Mother Boards, RAZER Gaming Keyboard Mouse and Audio.

Tech information Solutions is the only INTEL Platinum Partner in Sri Lanka and is the authorized reseller for prestigious international products Epson, HP IPG, Lenovo, Toshiba, Dell, Acer, ASUS, etc. The company has shown positive growth even in difficult times and is well-positioned to show higher growth in coming years.