Kelani Saviya, extended for a further five years
Kelani Saviya the unique partnership of University of Peradeniya and
Kelani Cables Plc, has been given a new lease of life as these two
entities have extended the historic agreement for a further five years.
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Signing of the Agreement in progress by Prof. S.B.S. Abeyakoon
Mahinda Saranapala. Anil Munasinghe, G.M. Marketing and Upul
Mahanama . G.M. Operations, Mrs. Hemamali Karunasekera
(G.M. Finance) from Kelani Cables PLC., were also present. by
Dr. V. Athapatthuraja, Dr. V. Uduwala and Prof. Manjula Fernando
represented the University of Peradeniya. |
The Vice Chancellor University of Peradeniya, Prof. S.B.S. Abeyakoon
together with Mahinda Saranapala CEO Kelani Cables PLC, entered into an
agreement to promote self-employed electricians, and even school leavers
to become professional electricians, after having followed an Industrial
and Domestic Wiring Course that had been especially designed for them by
Prof. Janaka Ekanayake of the University of Peradeniya way back in 2007.
Already over 200 students have followed this course, of which 102 of
them have successfully completed the course, having got through all
three levels, inclusive of the ten modules of the Exclusive Electricians
Course.
Prof. Manjula Fernando, Course Director, briefed all those present
about their progress, and Jayantha Wijesinghe, Course Co-ordinator and
Project Manager Kelani Saviya, urged the successful students who
obtained their Certificates from the Vice Chancellor Prof. S.B.S.
Abeyakoon on completing the Kelani Saviya Course, that each of them
should in turn, help educate a minimum of two individuals at least and
contribute two more skillful electricians to our motherland for the
future. |
