Royal Institute Expands their Scope to Skill Development through Royal Institute Centre of Skills
Royal Institute Department of English revamped and relaunched as Royal Institute Centre of Skills (RICS) to expand its network, considering the country and industry trends along with the rising demand for courses taking a different direction.
The ceremonious relaunch unraveled the new logo and launching of the official website of RICS in the presence of Dr. Sanath Mahawithanage, Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sri Jayawardenapura, along with Mr. G.T. Bandara the Chairman of Royal Institute and the Board of Directors.
Dr. Sanath Mahawithanage spoke on the global challenge faced by the world to reskill the current workforce to meet the skill gap in future. With this, the need to work towards upskilling the current capabilities, RICS taking the next step to increase their scope to meet the skill vacuum, in line with what society and current generation needs were appreciated. He captivated the audience by implementing a tradition from Tibet by sounding a “singing bowl” tranquilizing the audience emphasising the value of being mindful.
The session also comprised an insightful panel discussion with Dr. Nirodha Bandara, the Academic Director of Royal Institute and Ms. Nikini
Karunaratne, the Head of RICS moderated by Mr. Shamil Akbar. The panelists shared their thoughts on bridging the gap between the hard skills and soft skills of Sri Lankan students and on how the Skills Centre is working to customize their courses to suit the needs of Sri Lankan students of all diversities. Dr. Nirodha Bandara emphasized that RICS will also promote new ideals rather than being confined to a language proficiency centre in which the current programmes offered at RICS and upcoming programmes such as Robotics and IT related skills are designed to meet the corporate needs with a fresh appearance. The importance of soft skills to the world with technology, communication and corporate skills being on great demand were also one of the key highlights of the discussion.
The ceremony was also graced by representatives of Cambridge, Pearson and renowned corporates including heads of schools.
RICS is in partnership with Cambridge Assessment English as an Authorised Examination Centre and is a Pearson Assured Organisation. In addition to working with the International Assessment Bodies, RICS ensures to maintain the standards of its programmes in accordance with the regulatory body of the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka (TVEC).