SLITHM, SLF offer Craft level courses
Vishmi Wijeratne
The Sri Lanka Foundation Institute(SLF), together with Sri Lanka
Institute of Tourism & Hospitality Management (SLITHM), launched the
much awaited Craft level certificate courses in the basic discipline of
Front Office, House Keeping, Kitchen Production and Cookery, and
Restaurant and Bar in order to enhance employability in the Tourism and
Hospitality Industry.
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Jayantha Rathnayake, SLF, Hospitality Manager, Bharatha Herath,
Coordinator, Chairman, P. H. J. Arunasiri, Director-SLF, Vijaya
Ratnayake, President, AMCHAM, Chandra Mohotti, Chairman SLITHM,
Prof. RanjithBandara, Chairman, SLF, G. S Wijewardena, Director
General/CEO, SLITHM and Samantha Rathnayake, Consultant,
Academic Affairs, SLF |
“The American Chamber of Commerce is also contributing as a strategic
partner who provides industrial support to the Tourism and Hospitality
Management Unit of Sri Lanka,” Foundation, Chairman, SLF, Ranjith
Bandara said. The tourism sector is growing with increasing momentum,
thus this certification course that will go for a three month period at
the cost of Rs 20,000 will be timely to provide the tourism sector with
quality service.
Meanwhile, according to the Chairman of SLITHM Chandra Mohotti, there
is a high demand in the Tourism Industry and an even more rapidly
increasing lack of staff in the tourism sector.
“Thus while contributing to the unemployment issue in the country,
this certification course will bring in the staff we have been waiting
for,” he said.
He also said that the hospitality industry requires soft skills,
while the institute will provide them with the necessary training to
embark on a career through soft skills in the Hospitality Industry
“These programmes will cover both theory and practical aspects in
Hopitality Management,” he said.
Consultant Academic Affairs, SLF, Samantha Rathnayake also said that
the SLF contains state-of -the- art facilities to address this course,
including a four star kitchen and SLF offers a wide range of academic
programmes in dynamic fields namely, Social and Institutional
Development, Psychology and Counselling, Business and Enterprise
Management, Language and ICT and Digital Film Academy. |
