CIPM Great HR Debate 2019 grand finale on Sept. 17 at NHRC
CIPM Sri Lanka, the nation’s leader in human resource management, has organised its popular corporate debating championship ‘Great HR Debate 2019’ to coincide with National HR Conference 2019 (NHRC), to be held on September 17 and 18, 2019, at the BMICH in Colombo.
The finals of Great HR Debate 2019 will be held on the inaugural day of NHRC 2019, which is September 17.
The Great HR Debate is the only debating championship for the private and public sector companies dedicated to the subject of HR. The much looked forward to debating championship is held for the 10th consecutive year.
“We are delighted to organise this yearly event coinciding with NHRC 2019. The Great HR Debate, which is a brainchild of CIPM Sri Lanka, has been recognised and endorsed as a comprehensive programme for HR professionals to display their knowledge of HR and debating/ public speaking skills by the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management (APFHRM). As a result, the other member countries of the APFHRM will soon be organising their own programmes based on the concept of the Great HR Debate,” said CIPM Sri Lanka President Dhammika Fernando.
“This year we have had 10 teams, namely Esquel Sri Lanka, NTB, Coca-cola, CBL, BOC, Union Assurance, CDB, Hemas, Aitken Spence and Airtel, registering for the Great HR Debate, each team comprising of five members. The first round was held in July/august. The second round will be held in the latter part of the month of August and semis in early September,” said Group Captain and CIPM Sri Lanka Great HR Debate 2019 Organising Committee Chairman Manoaj Keppetipola.
All the participating members will receive a certificate of participation; the winners of Great HR Debate 2019 will be awarded with the Great HR Debate 2019 Champions Trophy, while all members of the winning team will receive medals. The runners-up will receive medals for each member of the team. The Great HR Debate Championship is judged by an eminent independent panel of judges selected from a pool of HR professionals and academics based on a pre-agreed scoring system. The grand finale is expected to be extremely competitive and entertaining as each team puts forward their points in support of the topic while the other will try their best to put forward their own arguments and negate the same.
CIPM was founded in 1959, incorporated by Parliamentary Act No. 24 of 1976, amended by Act No. 31 of 2018. CIPM is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Human Resource Management and to the World Federation of People Management Associations.
CIPM, being a professional institute, is also a constituent member of the Organisation of Professional Associations Sri Lanka. Currently CIPM comprises of over 1300 professional members who serve in both public and private organisations. It was elevated to Chartered Status by the Parliament of Sri Lanka on September 28, 2018 by amending the original act of establishment.