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VALUE CREATION REPORT

UPSKILLING PROGRAMMES

The Multimedia English Language Center (MELC) and the IT Training Division were Being an accredited exam center for
strategically set up to support the language and communication needs and IT proficiency Cambridge Assessment, CA Sri Lanka
of students who enroll with the CA programme. CA Sri Lanka in its endeavours to has been conducting Cambridge BEC
uplift the standards of the prospective Chartered Accountants have provided with skills Higher exams and with the introduction
development programmes throughout the curriculum. These upskilling programmes of of CS3 examinations, 7 exams have been
CA ensure that students who graduate as Professional Accountants possess language conducted for 2023. In this backdrop,
proficiency and IT literacy that are required to perform their role as a fully-fledged both online and paper based exams were
Chartered Accountant. conducted thus increasing the frequency
of exams and making the exam process
Performance Highlights more vibrant for the first time in the
No. of Individuals Completed history. A total number of 2,229 students
sat for both local & Cambridge BEC Higher
Examination Type MELC IT Training Division
exams during the previous year.
Business Level I 3,983 -
Business Level II 3,552 2,286 Strategic Communication (CS4)
Corporate Level 2,327 1,053 The soft skills programme at the Strategic
Strategic Level 569 400 Level was another significant programme
that has been conducted by this Division
Multimedia English Language Center (MELC) to groom future Chartered Accountants
with the necessary career skills to gain
The Multimedia English Language Center (MELC) has taken on the vital role of delivering professional success. Meeting with this
Communication Skills programmes within the core curriculum, aimed at reinforcing the growing demand, during this period, 08
soft skills and competencies of Chartered Accountants.
soft skills programmes were completed
with a total of 569 students.
Business Communication at Business Level (CS1 & CS2)
The unique feature of this Communication Skills Curriculum is in the first two levels CA Student Best Speaker Contest
as it helps the students to enhance their Business English skills while gaining The CA Student Best Speaker Contest, an
academic success through blended learning programmes under English for Specific annual event which has been conducted
Purposes (ESP), focusing on all 4 skills. In this ESP programme, practical concerns of since 2013 to provide a platform for the
language learning have been given paramount importance while specialized linguistic students to sharpen their Public Speaking
characteristics of different disciplines been integrated into the syllabuses. This will skills, was successfully conducted last
provide opportunities for learners to develop skills & competencies to deal with real-life year.
situations that they would encounter in their career.
English for Starters course
The Business Communication 1 (CS1) at Business Level I, has been introduced
especially to make the students ready for English medium stream from Business Level II The course ‘English for Starters’ was
onwards. launched by MELC last year to uplift the
language skills of students who need
support to improve their skills while
Corporate Communication at Corporate Level (CS3)
making them ready for English medium
The main objective of the Corporate Communication (CS3) programme is to equip the education. Three programmes were
promising accounting professionals with the necessary communication skills to drive conducted free-of-charge in order to
business accomplishments not only locally but also in the international arena more make the students more enriched with
efficiently. With the introduction of a new local course, similar to that of the Cambridge necessary language skills.
BEC Higher in considering the affordability and flexibility, a new CS3 course was
introduced.

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