Second leadership training programme from today

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

The 2012 leadership training programme for university entrants will commence today, Higher Education Ministry Secretary Sunil Jayanthe Navaratne said.

The leadership training programme will be carried out at 30 security forces camps countrywide. Over 20,000 students are qualified to undergo this programme scheduled to be conducted under two phases. Each phase will cater to 10,000 students, the secretary added.

This time, the training programme will differ slightly from last year's programme since several amendments will be giving thought to a few shortcomings reported at last year's programme.

The Higher Education Ministry has taken steps to restructure the programme to produce a better leadership training.

Also, the ministry has taken into account ideas of university students who underwent the first leadership training programme last year before making amendments to the programme.

The first leadership training for new university entrants was held last year to enrich university students with leadership qualities and positive thinking, which would be an advantage for their future endeavours.

The first leadership training programme was highly appreciated by both university students and their parents.

Moreover, the senior students and students' unions were also full of praise for the programme pointing out that the leadership training programme should have commenced many years ago.