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Upskilling Programmes

Stakeholder Value Creation Scorecard Strategic Imperative IT Training Division
Developing Talent Pools Compulsory IT training courses were
Members successfully conducted for students at
Skill Development and
Students Business Level II, Corporate & Strategic
Corporates Specialisation level to enhance their Information
Technology skills and ensures the syllabi
in line with the theory they learn and
Multimedia English Language Centre Corporate Communication at thereby students are confident to carry
(MELC) Corporate Level (CS3) out their day-to-day work in an automated
The Multimedia English Language Center The main objective of the Corporate environment.
(MELC) is responsible for conducting Communication (CS3) programme is to
Communications Skills programmes to equip promising accounting professionals At the Business Level II, 1,254 students &
support CA Sri Lanka’s core curriculum by with the necessary communication skills to at the Corporate Level, 819 students were
enhancing the soft skills of prospective drive business accomplishments not only trained while the number of students who
Chartered Accountants. locally but also in the international arena completed the Strategic Level was 543.
more efficiently. With the introduction of
Business Communication at Business a new local course, similar to that of the Advanced Certificate in Data
Level (CS1 & CS2) Cambridge BEC Higher CA has made it Analytics Course
The main focus of Business more affordable and flexible for students. Scope / Purpose
Communication I (CS1) & Business Consequently, 838 students registered for The first such course to be
Communication II (CS2) programmes the CS3 programme in 2022. launched by CA Sri Lanka
at Business Level is mainly to enhance to cater to the emerging demand
students’ Business English skills while CA Sri Lanka continues to conduct for accounting professionals with
supporting them to gain academic success Cambridge BEC Higher exams. Being an
under English for Specific Purposes accredited exam center for Cambridge AI and Data Analytics capabilities.
(ESP), which focuses on all 4 skills. In Assessment and with the introduction of The 6-month long course includes
this ESP programme, practical concerns CS3 examination, total of 6 exams were two assessment cycles - an interim
of language learning have been given conducted for 2022, including both online assessment and a final assessment
paramount importance with specialised and paper based exams thus increasing the prior to awarding of the certification.
linguistic characteristics of different frequency of exams and making the exam No. of Participants
disciplines integrated into the syllabuses. process more vibrant for the first time in its
This provides opportunities for learners to history. A total number of 1448 students 31
develop the skills needed to deal with real- sat for both local & Cambridge BEC Higher
life situations that they would encounter in exams during 2022.
their career. IT Workshops for Finance
Strategic Communication (CS4) Professionals
Scope / Purpose
The Business Communication 1 (CS1) at The soft skills programme at the Strategic
Business Level I, has been introduced Level is another significant programme To build IT skills of finance
especially to make the students ready for conducted by the MELC to groom future professionals, separate
the English medium stream from Business Chartered Accountants with the necessary workshops were held on various
Level II onwards. However due to the career skills to gain professional success. topics, including; Excel for Finance
outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and The programme is structured to meet Professionals, Certificate Course in
issues related to economic recession, the growing demand for these skills from QuickBooks Online, Data Visualization
the whole process drifted away resulting the professionals to keep pace with the for Business Professionals using
in online teaching and learning at each changing business environment. A total of Tableau Public, Automate and
level. In 2022, a total of 2,775 students 08 soft skills programmes were completed transform MS Excel with VBA and
registered for CS1 while 2,729 students where 596 students were trained in 2022. Business Intelligence with Power BI
followed Business Communication II (CS2)
course at Teaching Colleges island-wide. No. of Participants
310 (for all workshops)

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