February 7, 2023
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      COLOMBO, 07/02/2023: The European Union (EU) has allocated 4 million Euro (approximately 1,5 billion rupees) in grants for fertilizers, seeds, and training to the most vulnerable farmers, as a response to the agriculture and food security crisis in Sri Lanka. These funds will be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]

January 24, 2023
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      Colombo. Monday 23 January 2023. Media personality Kumar de Silva celebrates a successful decade in Corporate Etiquette training this year. In the past ten years, several thousand of corporates, both young and old, have been through the different modules of his interactive Personality Development and Corporate Etiquette training sessions. There have also […]

December 2, 2022
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      ‘Project Summit’ Program’s first batch of budding engineers completes their training December 2, 2022: Sysco LABS Sri Lanka’s ‘Project Summit’ program recently celebrated the completion of training of its first batch of engineers. ‘Project Summit’ was launched in May this year to inspire and develop a new generation of future-ready engineers who […]

November 17, 2022
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      John Keells X (JKX) is a startup accelerator and open innovation programme that has been helping startups obtain funding, receive training and the right connections to scale and grow into successful companies. JKX recently conducted “JKX Accelerate” Demo Day, following the Pre-Accelerator programme for startups. The event saw 12 startups pitching to […]

October 24, 2022
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      The Sri Lanka Energy Program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), partnered with the Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority to conduct a series of training sessions for professionals in building construction and operation, including government and private sector, on applying the Energy Efficiency Building Code (EEBC). The EEBC […]

September 7, 2022
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      The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) became an accredited global training provider of “Continuing Professional Development” (CPD) UK. The SLIM Training arm, which has been recognised and endorsed by CPD-UK for accreditation, conducts customised programmes and training on numerous subjects that are not limited to Marketing and Sales for the corporate […]

August 22, 2022
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      Following its successful turnout and participation in its first ever batch of the Digital Workspace Training for Lawyers programme, CurveUp, a leading technology consultancy and education provider is now calling practicing lawyers across Sri Lanka to join its upcoming second batch. The 6-week program helps lawyers to upskill to the digital workspace […]

July 18, 2022
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        In line with its objective of developing Vocational Education in Sri Lanka, DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate, has ventured into manufacturing training equipment via its vocational education arm, the DIMO Academy for Technical Skills (DATS). It recently completed a project for Sri Lanka German Training Institute in Kilinochchi (SLGTI), funded by […]


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