LAHES makes mark in Pharmacy Training
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The participants and faculty with the management of LAUGFS
Supermarkets and LAHES |
As a truly caring employer that LAUGFS is known to be, LAUGFS
Supermarkets stepped forward to provide a one-year training programme
for pharmacy assistants attached to the LAUGFS Supermarket chain.
The training programme was conducted by LAHES, the education company
of LAUGFS Group. The programme covered Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Drug
detailing, English, Presentation Skills, Customer Orientation Skills and
IT. During the one-year programme, the students who were newcomers to
the field, were developed and exposed to best practices in Pharmacy and
today, they have emerged as confident, professionals in the field. They
are now ready to face the Pharmacists external examination conducted by
the Sri Lankan Medical Council to become qualified pharmacists.
LAUGFS Supermarkets continuously look at ways in which they could
exceed customers' expectations by delivering a superior service. LAUGFS
was the first to introduce the 24-hour retail concept; the first to
jointly operate with a fuel retail outlet and also the first to
introduce a 24-hour pharmacy. With the chain expanding at a rapid pace,
reaching the remote areas of the country, the service of the
supermarkets would be consistent and of high standards.
"We are thankful to LAHES for introducing a comprehensive programme
that not only provided our trainees with the essential theoretical
knowledge, but also with customer servicing skills, IT and English,
which have added a significant value to the participants and in turn to
our valued customers," stated Ravi Dahanayake, Director/Chief Executive
Officer, LAUGFS Supermarkets.
The LAHES Pharmacy course will be extended to the general public in
the near future, in which anyone who has done his/her Advanced Level
examination in the Science or Maths stream and has obtained a minimum of
three passes, including a pass in Chemistry and a pass in English in the
Ordinary Level exams, could apply for the course. What is unique about
the programme is that, at the successful completion of the course,
employment is guaranteed at LAUGFS. |
