ICBT Campus the Best Edexcel Centre in Sri Lanka for the second successive year

The leader in private sector higher education ICBT campus received another International accolade from Edexcel UK as the best Edexcel in Sri Lanka, with most number of students. This is the second successive year Edexcel UK has recognized ICBT Campus as the leading center in Sri Lanka.

The award was presented by Ms. Isabel Sutcliffe, Interim Director, Centre for Research, Assessment & Evaluation, Edexcel UK to Mr. Mohan Pathirana, CEO/ Executive Director at a special event held in Colombo on the 11th of September 2011. The ceremony was attended by the senior management of ICBT Campus and the Country Manager for Edexcel.

ICBT is the pioneering institute in Sri Lanka to offer Edexcel qualifications and has over 70% of the market share in Sri Lanka. Over 3000 students are currently enrolled at ICBT Campus for Edexcel HNDs in branches in Colombo, Mount Lanvina, Nugegoda, Kandy, Galle and Matara.

ICBT Campus introduced “Dual HND” concept where students get two different HND’s during the same study period. This doubles the students further study options and employment. This concept was not available within the worldwide operations of Edexcel, since introduced by ICBT, many local and foreign Edexcel providers have adopted the Dual HND concept. As a another first in the world ICBT is currently working on HND, USA transfer programme, where students can enter American Universities at the third year.

ICBT campus thrives on its teaching quality pro- ducing students that readily employable. ICBT campus also has several agreements with leading local and foreign business conglomerates for on-the-job and industrial training purposes. Teaching methodology at ICBT campus not only provides qualifications but also ensure a personal transformation of all students consisting English proficiency, presentations skills and all social skills.

Edexcel HNDs are ideal, fast and a cost effective path to obtaining Bachelors Degree, at ICBT Campus Edexcel HND can be converted to a Bachelors Degree in partnership with many British Universities. Two years of Edexcel studies are set-off against the Universities First two years and students just have to study for one more year in the respective discipline for an “Internal British Degree”

ICBT campus offers the widest range of Edexcel HNDs in areas such as Business Management, Computing, Construction, Quantity Surveying, Phycology, Early Years and Engineering in eight different areas namely: Civil, Electronic/Electrical, Mechanical, Automobile, Bio Medical, mechatronics, telecommunications and Audio systems.

Edexcel is part of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company which has an educational heritage rooted in names like Longman, Heinemann and Prentice Hall. Edexcel is the UK’s largest awarding organization, offering academic and vocational qualifications and testing to schools, colleges, employers and other places of learning in the UK and internationally. Edexcel vocational qualifications are recognized in more than 80 countries worldwide, and in 2009/10 over 1.1 million learners were registered onto a BTEC.

ICBT campus has branches in Colombo, Mount Lavina, Kandy, Matara and Galle with state-of-the art facilities such as modern Airconditioned class rooms, up-t-date computer labs, audio visual equipment, libraries and recreational facilities to provide the best learning environments to students.

Registrations are now on all branches for September/October intakes. Those with GCE Al pending results may register. Please call 4 654 654 or visit www.icbt.lk for more information.