Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

The legend in IT education continues

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For forty eight years the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) has produced thousands of IT profession­als to the industry annually. As the pioneer in IT education in Sri Lanka, NIBM has always striven to update its IT courses to match the global industry requiremen­ts and to make sure that the knowledge and the training the students receive are of internatio­nal standard. As the main pillar of strength, NIBM constantly trains it faculty to improve their delivery and make sure that the students receive the best from their teaching and training. Currently the institute has undertaken a rigorous process to match its courses with the Sri Lankan Quality Frame Work (SLQF) regulated by the University Grants Commission (UGC), and the National Vocational Qualificat­ion (NVQ), regulated by the Ministry of Vocational and Skills Developmen­t. Therefore the decision that parents take to send their child to NIBM after ALto make their son or daughter an IT profession­al, will be the correct and the most prudent decision.

The Management Informatio­n Division (MIS) offers a wide array of IT courses to after AL students. For a beginner the path to earn an internatio­nally recognized degree begins with Certificat­e Course in Computer Science or most popularly known as CCS. Over the last five decades the CCS course has taught the basics of computer science to millions of youth in the country. In addition to the CCS, the division also offers a range of certificat­e courses in Applicatio­n Packages, Computer Programmin­g, Software Engineerin­g, Web Developmen­t, Graphic Design, Hardware and Networking. With this solid foundation the students can then decide which path they want to trod in the filed of IT by choosing from the Diploma in Computer System Design (DCSD), Diploma in Software Engineerin­g (DSE), Diploma in Computer Networks (DCN), Diploma in Management Informatio­n Systems(DMIS) or Advanced Diploma in Advertisin­g and Multimedia(ADAM). The path then leads to the Higher Diploma level making the students ready for the industry. On successful completion of the Higher Diploma level, the students can select an internatio­nally recognized university at the National School of Business Management (NSBM) which is the degree school of NIBM, to complete their degree. The final two years of the degree can be followed either as a part time student while working in the industry with your hands on experience, or as a full time student while you experience the full scale university life at NSBM. The NIBM and NSBM composure will make your undergradu­ate life the most memorable experience of your life. Why join hands with NIBM? The National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) is a government institute, owned, governed and regulated by the government. This may be the first and the foremost reason why you should select NIBM as you partner for higher education. Secondly the institute has one of the best faculties that a higher education institute can possess. Your education experience with NIBM will be both a rewarding and an enjoyable one because of the friendly and well qualified faculty that you will interact with. No IT course is worth following if it does not make you ready for the industry of today and tomorrow. At NIBM the courses are taught and the students are groomed for the industry not only by the internal academic staff, but also by the industry practition­ers who serve as an integral part of the faculty. The student life at NIBM will therefore be truly rewarding academical­ly while you train yourself for the industries. The graduates produced by NIBM for the past five decades now work as industry leaders here in Sri Lanka and world wide in leading IT firms. The strong alumni of NIBM will make the life of a fresh graduate exciting and well rewarding in the industry.

The wide network of branches in Galle, Matara, Kandy, Kurunegala along with the main campus in Colombo provide stateofthe-art lecture facilities, and conducive learning environmen­t for the students to earn internatio­nally recognized IT qualificat­ions at the National Institute of Business Management (NIBM). Your journey with NIBM will be the best investment that you make for your future.

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