Monday, July 21, 2014

Diverse Learning Opportunities and Facilities offered by SLF at one location



Sri Lanka Foundation (SLF) earlier popularly known as the premier adult education center in Sri Lanka, has today transformed into an institute functioning as a centre for leadership, education and training operating under the purview of the Presidential secretariat, managed by a board of management.SLF has a wide mandate and therefore has the advantage of contributing in a big way both to the economy and to society at large encompassing diverse fields.

SLF has collaborated with a large number of national and international institutions to expand its resource base and to explore new horizons in real life education in many different spheres of training and learning. The long-term goal which keeps in line with the ‘Mahinda Chinthana - Vision for the Future’ is to position SLF as a self-sustained entity of excellence in leadership, education and training in Sri Lanka. This is complemented by the collaborations and affiliations with prestigious Higher Educational Institutions, Professional Bodies and Research Organizations. The Open University of Sri Lanka, The Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing, The Optometry Association, Shippers Academy, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), The American Chamber of Commerce in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Ministry of Sports, Ministry of Education, Certified Accountants of Sri Lanka, National Apprentice and Industrial Training Agency, Film and Television Training Institute of India-Pune, Lal Prasad Film Academy-India, Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and several other organizations have already entered into strategic partnerships and affiliations with the SLF. These affiliations will enable the Foundation to offer qualifications at higher levels, and also cater to a larger, diversified market under one roof.



It is indeed of paramount importance to cultivate professionals who are visionary, dynamic and innovative. SLF is equipped with a multi-disciplined panel of both in-house and visiting specialists and a wealth of star class facilities to discover, produce and nurture them in a well-maintained location in the heart of Colombo. SLF is extremely palpable to the necessities of today’s corporate world as well as to the emerging demands of the public sector and perpetually strives to identify and address these requirements. It is attuned to offer a wide range of highly relevant programmes that could cater to the needs from bottom to higher levels of developing human capital, thereby making them intellectually, socially, physically and spiritually balanced human beings.

SLF is pleased to invite all those who wish to enrich their educational paths irrespective of their disciplines to make use of the valuable opportunities available at SLF.Anybody who walks into SLF would witness the rigorous transformation process that is taking place at an educational institution with state of art facilities. The significant attribute is that SLF has focused on a series of varied subjects and content operating under a number of main clusters or units which cannot be paralleled or matched with any single entity in the country. They are the Social and Institutional Development Unit, Psychology and Counseling Unit, Business and Enterprises Development Unit, Language and ICT Unit, Digital Film Academy, Tourism and Hospitality Management Unit, and Centre for Wellbeing. SLF is further enriched with a fully fledged library; revamped website; wi-fi enabled logistics set up; modern computer lab, etc.
As an educational institute SLF is monitored by a Board of Studies, Board of Examiners and a separate Academic Registrar Unit to maintain quality assurance and standards. All study programmes have been registered under the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission of Sri Lanka. Study programmes are designed to keep in line with the Sri Lanka Qualification Framework. In addition to  the annual convocation and certification ceremonies, there are a number of other certification ceremonies for various study and tailor-made programmes conducted at SLF to cater to specific demands of various industries.

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