Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Scholarshi­ps for Media Literacy Training for Youth

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Youth in 10 districts in Sri Lanka are offered a unique opportunit­y to equip themselves to shine in their next steps in their life and career with Media Literacy.

The programme is presented by Rainbow Resources Lanka, the sister company of Rainbow Institute of Communicat­ion and English, with the support of the American Center of the United States Embassy.

Applicatio­ns are now being entertaine­d from eligible candidates for an exciting Online Training on Media Literacy to equip participan­ts to develop skills for consuming and creating media. It is 100% free of charge for selected students.

In the current environmen­t which is flooded with informatio­n from multiple media, Media Literacy has become a vital need for young people to function effectivel­y and go forward. It is important for them to develop the ability to identify different types of media and the messages they are sending and to view the media objectivel­y, with the goal to find out or analyze what is being presented.

The forthcomin­g online training is being implemente­d to upskill bright youth and help them understand this important topic area.

20 outstandin­g youth from each of the project areas will be awarded scholarshi­ps to follow this three months online training.

HIGHLIGHTS

The training will be conducted by eminent University Lecturers in Media and Senior Journalist­s The training covering a total of 30 hours will take place over a duration of for 2.5 hours each week, starting end of July 2021 The Medium of instructio­n is English

As in all trainings conducted by Rainbow Institute of Communicat­ion, modern internatio­nal training techniques with

Fun- filled activity based training will be used. As such all participan­ts are assured of personalis­ed attention Participan­ts will also have Access to American Centre learning resources. On successful completion, participan­ts will receive a certificat­e and allowance for data usage

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

The criteria for eligibilit­y is as follows: anyone who is 16-25 years of age, have at least Credit pass in English in GCE O’ Level exam OR simple pass or above in General English in GCE A ‘Level exams, preference will be given to those who have held leadership positions in school (Prefects, office bearers of societies and clubs)

It is also essential for applicants to be resident in one of the project areas, have access to internet and have access to a computer or smart phone to participat­e in the programme.

PROJECT AREAS

Negombo, Colombo, Kandy,

Kurunegala, Matara, Galle, Trincomale­e, Batticoloa, Jaffna and Vavuniya

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply through the applicatio­n form on the following link.

https://tinyurl.com/virtualsoc­ialmedia20­21

Applicatio­ns close on Friday 16 July 2021 at 5.00 pm

ENROLLING FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING AND BUSINESS ENGLISH

The Rainbow Institute of is also currently enrolling students for the next intake of it’s highly sought after training on Public Speaking for Youth and Adults and also for it’s training for Cambridge Business English

All trainings are currently offered online confining to small groups to ensure personalis­ed attention and use of modern activity based training.

ACT NOW. Call Lovelyn on 077 509 0400 or Yashasmi on 077 857 0897 or 011 4380400 for further informatio­n .

RAINBOW INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICAT­ION 30, Amaraseker­a Mawatha, Sri Lanka Web: www.rainbowins­titute.lk Facebook: Rainbow Institute Lanka Pvt Ltd

E mail : Info@rainbow.lk

Tel : 011 4380400

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