Horizon Campus Offers Postgraduate Diploma in Food Safety, Animal and Plant Hygiene

Sri Lanka is committed to develop the economy through strengthening of its knowledge-economy, where a shift of manufacture from labour-intensive products to knowledge- based products are targeted. Knowledge economies are characterized by close links of the industry with science & technology and research & development leading to export competitiveness.

Sri Lanka being an agricultural country, a major contribution for its economy has to arise through conversion of raw agricultural produce to end products of market demand. This needs a shift from export of raw materials or primary processed agricultural produce to ready-to-use end products by the consumers. The Sri Lankan food industry, characterized by about 300 industries aiming at export markets, needs a knowledge-based human resource who could understand the quality and safety requirements of the importers in the developed world. The industry has to carry the capability in taking innovative approaches to meet the demands through focused management, innovative research and commitment. A knowledge economy must create new knowledge and disseminate it to accelerate the economic growth through applications of science.

The Postgraduate Diploma in food safety, animal and plant health takes a new approach, hitherto not addressed in Sri Lanka, to develop manpower, who understand science and technology along the food chain – from farm to fork – so that effective improvements could be brought in food processing to meet modern and ever changing concepts. They are essential features needed for a global food industry and the global competitiveness.

SUBJECTS OFFERED IN THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA AT HORIZON CAMPUS

The Postgraduate Diploma program, conducted in collaboration of the I n s t i t u t e o f Food Science and Technology Sri Lanka, and its twin body Sri Lanka Food Processors Association is committed to develop the future technical leaders of the industry through a curriculum addressing modern global concepts, away from the traditional subject focused training.

Application for the two- semester Postgraduate Diploma, to be conducted during the weekends, for the convenience of those employed in the food industry and other related organizations will be received now. The applications will be entertained by the Horizon Campus till early February 2017 and the program begins in March 2017. Interested parties in the said field can obtain further information by visiting www.horioncampus.edu.lk or by contact 0114 365 555, 0716 623 623, 0714 387 387 or visit Horizon Campus at Malabe.