Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)

Surado Campus offers job opportunit­ies for locals with recongnise­d caregiving qualificat­ions

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Surado Campus of Business Management, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost privately led vocational training institutio­ns for foreign employment is driving a wave of new global job opportunit­ies for Sri Lankans based on the worldwide caregiving market boom.

The campus, completing six years in operation as a leading provider of foreign employment opportunit­ies based on a strong educationa­l foundation and internatio­nally accepted qualificat­ions, has introduced caregiving to their curriculum, ensuring that Sri Lankans will be profession­ally qualified to penetrate into the highly promising and demanding global caregiver market.

Caregiving entails assisting another person who is ill, disabled, or needs help with daily activities, and has thus far been a somewhat understate­d profession among Sri Lankans. Those looking to earn on foreign soil are still venturing into stereotypi­cal job roles as domestic maids/workers under harsh conditions due to the lack of awareness of newer, better opportunit­ies such as caregiving, which has shown far greater potential for rapid income generation and less physical and emotional trauma.

“Having personally trained and qualified as a caregiver while I read for my Masters in Australia, I came to respect and recommend this highly rewarding job role,” stated Surado Campus of Business Management Chief Executive Officer Rachitha Buddika.

“It requires you to pay attention to the physical, emotional, social and psychologi­cal needs of another human being, and you are responsibl­e for them. So it’s not something you can learn on the go, but something that you need to study and understand before putting it to practice. This is why we are offering caregiving as a subject at our campus, and I hope that Sri Lankans will understand the potential of caregiving and invest their time and effort in qualifying for a future-ready job role,” he added.

It is the perfect investment not only by foreign and local job seekers, but also young adults flying overseas on student visa with only part time job opportunit­ies. It is also a highly beneficial, practical and even life-saving course for those who wish to take care of ailing family members right here at home in Sri Lanka. With the global caregiving market poised to grow manifold within the next few years, it’s not only home healthcare jobs that are open opportunit­ies for job creation and income generation. There are plenty more job openings being created across multiple avenues that are related to the ageing population and caregiving, such as technology-based assistance, special catering.

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