Sri Lanka Printing Institute (SLIOP) offers job oriented industry training
Large number of students, who were denied university entrance due to competition and insufficient cut off marks, are eventually joining the job seekers queue every year. What would be the future of these youngsters? This phenomenon cycles every year and a near number of students is joining a queue of bleak future.
At a time, even university undergrads are taking to the street demanding government jobs, what would be the destination of others? What would youth only with Ordinary Level qualifications do in the future? Uncertainty remains for the young generation!
Having realised this burning social issue, a large number of private institutions seemed to capitalize the situation and attempt to attract this student population towards various courses of study. Mushrooming newspaper advertisements are clear evidence to the gravity of this national question.
It is noticeable that certain private tutors sending leaflets to students’ personal addresses intending to lure them to various popular skill development courses in many areas of education, such as computer education, graphic designing and new media education. Ultimately many of such expensive skilled development courses offered by prevalent trainers, only exploit parents’ hard earned savings in the form of expensive course fees consequently the students would not be able to achieve expected level of skills and proficiency, as there is neither proper guidelines nor right direction to monitor them by the government in the field of training students for available jobs.
Having realized this national dilemma, Sri Lanka Printing Institute was incepted by a Parliament Act in 1984 to fill this void thereby training skillful professionals in the field of Printing and Digital Arts sector. As a government affiliated pioneer professional body committed to the advancement of knowledge, skills and expertise in the Print and Graphic Arts Industry, Sri Lanka Printing Institute has already produced hundreds of professionals in the field. They have been successfully running Printing and Graphic business institutions here and abroad and, contributing towards the economic success of those countries. In the backdrop of increase in competition in trade and commercial sector, Sri Lanka Institute of Printing is now engaged in a restructure programmes where new strategies are utilized to furtherance of knowledge and modern industrial technology to meet the demands of modern markets.
Sri Lanka Institute of Printing is the leading industrial education body that can provide the training in the various disciplines of the Graphic Arts industry and higher levels of print education in Sri Lanka today leading to MBAs in Government & Private Universities. Equipped with the necessary infrastructure, equipment, modern machinery and after all, the expertise teaching staff to impart modern technical know-how to the students, the Institute could provide training of any requirement demanded by the industry. In addition, the Institute could provide guidance and assistance to individual printers to develop techniques and methods to meet the technological advancements of their individual business houses.
To support the Government’s endeavour to make the country quality and productivity conscious, the Institute has already introduced short courses for managerial and supervisory staff with a view to enhancing their knowledge and skills. Quality and productivity have been made two inseparable elements in these courses.
Among other objectives of the Institute are: To train those presently employed in the printing industry by improving techniques, processes, raw-material utilization, planning etc. with a view to improving the standards of local printing business organizations. It also committed to organize training courses in printing technology and management. In addition, it offers Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas relating to the training courses, share industry information on new syllabuses, techniques and available courses of study through news and electronic media. The Institute has also participated in international trade fairs and acquired latest techniques and know- how and relevant information to uplift the standards of the country’s Graphic Arts industry.
Another outstanding achievement of the Institute is its overall performance in its academic and skill development area to be recognized by the University of Colombo. As a result of this achievement, the Advanced Diploma in Printing Technology and Management and Advanced Diploma in Visual Communication and Management coursers were recognized as pre requisites to enter the MBA offered by the University of Colombo. Having earned much coveted MBA today is a plus point to via for any high paid printing and graphic art jobs locally or internationally.
Apart from this highest ever printing qualification in Sri Lanka, offered by the Sri Lanka Printing Institute - www.sliop. edu.lk - there are several other technical training courses for different sectors of Printing and Digital Arts industry.
Those who enrolled to these courses, during the first couple of month, they will learn theatrical and basic environment of the subject and, later they are provided internship with various state or private sector institutions who are leading the industry in the country today.
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