Prospects Academy launches Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) Programmes in Lanka
Prospects Academy of Training and Development, a leading provider of consultancy and training solutions to the corporate sector in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with The Management Edge, a leading consultancy and training organisation based in Melbourne, Australia, launched a wide range of Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs at a function held at the Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo, recently.
Prospects Academy, a member of the Prospects Education Group, has been in the forefront in providing consultancy and training services for a number of leading companies in Sri Lanka and the Middle East for the past several years, in collaboration with reputed consultancy and training organisations from countries such as Australia, Singapore and UK.
The Management Edge, is a highly respected Registered Training Organisation (RTO) which has been in existence for over 30 years and has served several leading clients in Australia and overseas. The organisation has trained over 60,000 individuals so far, and has a presence in countries such as Dubai, Malaysia, Bangaladesh, and India. In Sri Lanka, Prospects Academy is the exclusive partner for TME.
Vocational Educational and Training (VET) forms an integral part of the Australian Education system and is designed to deliver workplace specific skills and knowledge based competencies. VET is a sophisticated system governed by interconnected government and independent bodies functioning within a strict National Skills Framework of qualifications defined by industry Training Packages and explicit quality delivery standards, the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). The Australian national VET system is informed by industry and is client focused to deliver flexible, relevant and responsive education and training. Mr. Somesh Perera, the Founder – Managing Director/CEO of the Prospects Education Group stated that “We are delighted to introduce the Australian VET programs to the Sri Lankan market, and to provide the Sri Lankan students with an opportunity to develop their workplace related skills to suit the local and International job ment, project management, general management, retail management, transport and logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, occupational health and safety and a range of other areas.
Initially the following programs will be conducted in Sri Lanka, at the Prospects Academy’s study center, located in Colombo Certificate IV in Retail Management Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety Certificate IV IN Competitive systems and processes Diploma of Project Management Diploma of Management Certificate IV in Frontline Management Certificate IV in Customer Contact Certificate IV in Business Sales For further details contact : Prospects Academy of Training and Development 303/3, Highlevel Road Nugegoda SRI LANKA Tel : 5289700-3 info@prospectsedu.com www.prospectsacademy.lk www.prospectsgroup.lk markets, and to obtain a nationally and internationally recognised qualification at the same time. VET qualifications differ from academic qualifications, and the focus and emphersis is on developing skills which are relevent and in demand in the workplace. The programs are updated every two years to suit the changing industry and employer needs globally. We are also able to offer these programs to the corporate sector and provide customised training solutions to companies to develop their employees workplace related skills including softskills and in areas such as customer care, sales, frontline manage-