SLFI, Shippers’ Academy tie-up

Sanjeevi JAYASURIYA

Sri Lanka Foundation Institution and Shippers’ Academy signed a MoU to share resources to develop career paths and provide joint training yesterday.

Professor Ranjith Bandara, Chairman Sri Lanka Foundation Institute said that the MoU will give provision for the foundation to expand its activities especially in emerging areas of hub activities as envisaged by the government.

“The focus of the government is to make Sri Lanka a shipping, aviation, logistics and a training hub, therefore we can train our youth with the necessary tools and skills to cater to the demands of the market,” he said. Shippers’ Academy Colombo CEO Rohan Masakorala said the PPP for skill enhancement and job training is necessary in today’s context.

“This is the first time that such a strong public private venture has been entered into in the field of global commerce and logistics. This collaboration will give strength to both our institutions and will give an opportunity not only to the people from Colombo but employable youth from outstation to gather knowledge in the fields of global commerce and logistics,” he said.

“We are also confident that these courses that are conducted at the SLFI will give value to employers and businesses as well as greater opportunity for our youth to get into the highly paid logistics and global commerce industry locally and internationally,” Masakorala said.