MoU between eight Chartered institutions - a landmark

by L. S. A. Wedaarachchi

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between eight Chartered institutions is a landmark occasion as it is the first time that Chartered institutions are gathering under one umbrella.

The formal inauguration of the Forum of Chartered Institutes in Sri Lanka (FCI) was held at the Galle Face Hotel on Monday.

FCI President Fayaz Saleem said that the primary objective of the FCI was to create an opportunity to meet regularly and exchange ideas to further the institutional objectives of each discipline.

"The aim of the Forum is to promote networking and camaraderie among members in the various disciplines within the commercial and public sector that would in turn contribute to the mutual benefit of the members as well as reap economic benefits to the country," he said.

The High Commissioner in Sri Lanka for Great Britain and Northern Island Dominick Chilcott, the chief guest said that a coalition such as the one in Sri Lanka which includes almost every political party against the backdrop of the decades-old conflict must be fantastically difficult.

Chilcott urged wise counsel and good sense of civil society for the transformation of the current stalemate between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan government.

The eight organisations who signed the MoU are Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACCA), British Computer Society (BCS), Chartered Management Institute UK-Sri Lanka Branch, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Sri Lanka (ICSA), Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), The Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers UK (ICSB) and The Chartered Institute of logistics and Transport (CILT).

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