IPM conducts Career Guidance and Life Skills Programme for School Children in Gampaha
The Institute of Personnel Management (IPM) Sri Lanka, in the year 2015 too continues to create career consciousness amongst the country’s youth as an important area of focus. This effort undertaken by IPM will provide essential life skills for the youth of Sri Lanka and will equip them with competencies and help them to create attitudinal changes while enhancing their knowledge in career choices.
In line with the above mentioned objective, IPM conducted a one-day awareness programson 20thJanuary2015 at Sangabodhi Vidyalaya, Gampaha to educateitsstudents about the higher education opportunities available at IPM to become fully qualified HR Professionals. Around 300 students participated at this Career Guidance Programme.
This awareness building initiative is part of IPM’s Programme in CareerGuidance and Development (PCGD), and is headed by IPM’s well trained staff. Plans are underway to cover over 100 schools in some of the major towns of the island, including Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, Galle, Jaffna, Negombo, Gampaha and Matara, where IPM will educate the students sitting for the G.C.E. Ordinary and Advanced-Level examinations. These programmes will help provide the students with the ideal opportunity to gain vital pre-career training and ‘life-skills’.
IPM’s Programme in Career Guidance and Development (PCGD) is a unique sixweek course designed by the institute to provide proper career guidance for school leavers thus offering them with the advantage of being able to select the ideal tertiary education path or professional training which will complement their talents, their choiceof career and most importantly their aspirations in life.
The PCGD is perfect for those students who have sat for their G. C. E. A/ L examinationsand are considering the different career options that are available. The course will equip the participants with essential skills in several areas of business communication, personality enhancement, time management, business ethics, decision making and problem solving and help them understand an overview of the current business environment. The modules of the PCGD course have been selected to complement each other and to aid students in identifying their career in Human Resource Management ( HRM) or inany otherfield. Armed with these skills, students have a greater leverage in selecting their ideal career path and in their lives’ undertakings.
IPM is Sri Lanka’s leading professional and educational institute for providing knowledge and skill training in Human Resource Management. With over 50 years of experience in the field IPM has come a long way in creating excellence in Human Resource Management in the country. IPM currently offers a range of HRM related entry level to professional level courses and training programs. As an HRM focused institution IPM has also taken a leading role in creating a well groomed and versatile workforce inthe country.
Further information could be obtained from the Gampaha Regional Centre on 033 3338486 or Business School on 011 2199988 or log on to www.ipmlk.org.
Send your queries to cagampaha@ fccisl.lk or bschool@ipmlk.org.