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July 1, 2024

The Skills for Sustainable Growth (SSG) program, a partnership initiated and funded by the Swiss government, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and A. Baur & Co. Pvt. Ltd (Baurs), is making strides in bridging the skills gap, grooming and preparing the youth to take on the numerous opportunities in the hospitality and tourism […]

January 3, 2024

With the aim of elevating Sri Lanka’s youth talent in the tourism and hospitality sector, the Swiss Hotel Management Academy Pvt. Ltd. (SHMA) of A. Baur & Co. Pvt Ltd., also known as Baurs, declared open its second learning center of the Skills for Sustainable Growth (SSG) program at the Kandy National Youth Corps. […]

December 13, 2023

The Swiss Hotel Management Academy Pvt. Ltd. (SHMA) of A. Baur & Co. Pvt Ltd., also known as Baurs, in its pursuit to empower the country’s youth to take on the hospitality industry to greater heights, recently announced its first center of the Skills for Sustainable Growth (SSG) program at the Naula […]

November 27, 2023

With the aim of encouraging and empowering the youth of Sri Lanka in equipping themselves with the required skills and talent to take on as tomorrow’s leaders in the hospitality industry, the Swiss Hotel Management Academy Pvt. Ltd. (SHMA) of A. Baur & Co. Pvt Ltd., also known as Baurs, recently signed […]

September 26, 2023

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management , www.cipmlk.org (CIPM) and the Swiss Hotel Management Academy (SHMA) have marked a momentous occasion with the unveiling of a collaborative initiative – the ‘Human Resource and Hospitality Management Diploma.’ The official launch event, held at the CIPM premises, was graced by eminent figures from both […]

June 7, 2023

The Swiss Hotel Management Academy (SHMA) of A. Baur & Co. Pvt Ltd., also known as Baurs, recently signed an MoU with the nation’s leading professional body for fostering and creating HR professionals, the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (CIPM), to introduce and deliver a duo-blended programme for the country’s […]

March 23, 2023

Swiss Hospitality & Management Academy (SHMA) of A. Baur & Co. Pvt Ltd., also known as Baurs, a leading conglomerate with diversified business interests, recently signed an MoU with the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka (VTA) under the Ministry of Education to implement its Skills for Sustainable Growth (SSG) project among selected learning […]

February 1, 2023

The Swiss Hotel Management Academy (SHMA) of A. Baur & Co. Pvt Ltd, which is licensed to deliver the VET (Vocational Education Training) by EHL Professional Diploma programme from the pioneer in hospitality education since 1893 with over 25,000 alumni worldwide and over 120 nationalities, École hôtelière de Lausanne, recently partnered with […]

April 2, 2021

The Swiss Hotel Management Academy (SHMA) launched VET by EHL, a Vocational Education Training programme by Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Switzerland on the 25th of March 2021 at Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The event was graced by its chief guest Hon Minister of Education Prof G L Peiris and saw the participation […]

SHMA Hospitality Skills and Development Program holds its inaugural graduation ceremony

SHMA opens its second SSG program learning center in Kandy

SHMA opens its first center of the Skills for Sustainable Growth Program at Naula National Youth Corps in Matale

SHMA partners with NYC under the SSG project to skill and unlock talent among youth in the hospitality sector

CIPM and SHMA Collaborate to Launch Innovative ‘Human Resource and Hospitality Management Diploma’

SHMA together with CIPM introduces first duo certified programme in Sri Lanka

SHMA and VTA Sri Lanka signs MoU to implement a Swiss-designed learning curriculum

SHMA facilitates Nestlé Lanka’s drive to upskill hospitality professionals in the country

SHMA brings the best of Swiss hospitality to Sri Lanka with the launch of VET By EHL