COMBank donates Language Lab to JSLTI

The Commercial Bank donated a computer-based language laboratory to the Joint Service Language Training Institute (JSLTI) of the Ministry of Defence, extending its community initiative on IT support to the Security Forces and police.

The computer-based language laboratory

The language laboratory will focus primarily on providing Tamil language training. It will also provide English and French language training to personnel selected to join UN Peace Keeping Forces, and Hindi training to those who travel to India for military training.

The Commercial Bank's CSR Trust donated 10 computers, printers and other equipment to the Institute for the establishment of this language laboratory.

The JSLTI was set up in 1986 to provide training to armed forces and police personnel to understand, speak, read and write the official language. It was later expanded to offer training in foreign languages to personnel travelling overseas.

The Commercial Bank has to date set up more than 40 fully-equipped computer training centres in schools and other institutions, as part of its CSR initiative to support IT education for the student community.

The Commercial Bank's CSR Trust was set up in 2004 and focuses on projects aimed at raising standards of IT and English education. The Trust commenced with a start up capital of Rs. 25m and the Bank contributes one percent of its profits to it every year.