Training programs organised by SLITAD a great success

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The Sri Lanka Institute of Training And Development (SLITAD), the premier professional platform for trainers in the country, was founded in 1998 by a group of HRD professionals led by late Achilles Joseph, former DIG and Director Higher Training Institute of the Sri Lanka Police. Since 1998, SLITAD has been actively involving in carrying out its mission and now is evolved to a well-established organisation dedicated to uplift the professional standards of Human Resources Development with more than 200 members in Fellow, Member, Associate, Affiliate, Students and Institutional categories.

SLITAD has made a significant contribution towards the HRD profession of the country by producing more than 200 full-fledged trainers with its Diploma course in Training and Development. SLITAD conducts workshops to enhance professional competencies among professionals under different themes. It organised a workshop recently on ‘Competency Based Training for Superior Performance’ facilitated by Suranjith Godagama, Asst. General Manager HRD, Union Assurance, which was well-attended and a great success. The participants acclaimed the programme, saying they learnt about the competencies within a day in a very pragmatic manner. It was an interactive session and the participants were involved in many exercises and practical lessons to understand the difference between traditional training and competency-based training. At the end of the program they stated they were taking home a lot of new concepts and were eagerly awaiting the next program on training.

SLITAD has arranged the next workshop for HR and HRD personnel on the topic ‘Training as a Tool for Changing Paradigms (Mindset)’ on 8 May at Hotel Renuka by veteran trainer, HRD practitioner and business consultant Sampath Thrimavithana, CEO of Sponge Global Learning. This is an ideal opportunity for those involved in people management to learn how to use training to change people’s paradigms. For further details contact the SLITAD Secretariat on 0112807170/4019868.