‘Diamonds that sparkle with potential’

The nation’s leader in Human Resource Management ( HRM), the Institute of Personnel Management (IPM], hosted its annual graduation ceremony on Tuesday the 28th of October, 2014 at BMICH.

This year there were 521 Graduands and Diplomates who followed one of three professional qualifications offered by the Institute – Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management, National Diploma in Training and HR Development, and National Diploma in Training and Development.

The distinguished Chief Guest at this year’s Graduation Ceremony was Hon. Mohan Lal Grero, Deputy Minister of Education, Monitoring MP, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development.

As with the previous ceremonies, this year too was a themed event, whereby the Graduands and Diplomates, similar to diamonds, illuminated the HR field in Sri Lanka with their ‘sparkle’ - knowledge acquired at IPM. This was not only an occasion for celebration but also marked the culmination of all the hard work, dedication and commitment demonstrated by the students.

The event also enabled the Graduands and Diplomates to share their crowning moments as well as acknowledge and thank those who supported their academic journey; their family, friends, teachers and mentors.

The island’s premier HR Institute the IPM passes out Graduates and Diplomates from varying backgrounds – from students to current managers, through an array of professional study programmes, thereby continuing to make an indelible name for itself in the arena of professional education of human resource management.

IPM’s founding vision in 1959 was - to nurture and develop the personnel management profession – which has now been expanded to - being the guiding force and leader in developing best people management practices in the Asian region. IPM was later incorporated by Act No. 24 of Parliament in the year 1976 as a professional educational institution.

The institute is governed by an elected Council headed by the President. For the 2014/2015 year, the President is Mr. Rohitha Amarapala. Under the direction of the Council, the functions and activities of the institute are performed by the respective standing committees, the Secretariat and the Business School which are manned by permanent staff. The management team of IPM is headed by its CEO Mr. Dyan Seneviratne.

IPM offers constantly revised and up-to- date syllabi to its members, as well as a host of guest lecture, consisting of seminars and workshops organized by other professional institutes, some of which are priced at zero cost while others at offered concessionary rates. IPM also awards internship opportunities to students, in esteemed multinational companies via the newly implemented Internship Programme. IPM Head Office, also called the “HR House”, is located in Colombo 5 and is a landmark building, consisting of state-of-the-art facilities and a well stocked library housing books from various disciplines ranging from management, to marketing, to HR. IPM has also expanded its services to Kandy, Galle, Kurunegala, Gampaha, Negombo and Jaffna.

IPM Sri Lanka is a member of the Organization of Professional Associations in Sri Lanka, as well as a member of the Asia Pacific Federation of Human Resource Management through which the Institute is affiliated to the World Federation on Personnel Management Associations (WFPMA).

The 2014 IPM Graduation Ceremony was indeed a dazzling success for the Graduands and Diplomates where they are now assured of a bright and sparkling future in the now highly acclaimed field of Human Resource Management.

For more details please contact 94 11 2199988 or visit http://www.ipmlk.org.