ILM to give leadership solution training

by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE

The Institution of Leadership and Management (ILM) a body affiliated to the City and Guilds (UK) was launched recently in Colombo. The Hub Manager Middle -East and South East Asia Ms. Amanada Kelleher said the aim of their organisation is to support and develop leaders and managers around the world ."We offer a flexible range of leadership and management solutions for practising managers and it's for people who practise their job.

The ILM was formed in 2001 and its vision is to be a global authority on leadership and management.

We offer a flexible range of leadership and management solutions, it is for people on the job," she said.

The Regional Manager for South Asia for City and Guilds M. Hassim said the City and Guilds organisation was formed in 1878 and was a dedicated organisation to offer professional qualifications in the United Kingdom. The ILM is one of the organisations within the City and Guilds group and there are many other organisations within the City and Guilds group.

"We have authorised 500 training centres in one hundred countries and there's qualification for whatever vocation. The Sri Lanka Telecommunication is one of the biggest customers where we train 500 candidates a year at training centres at Welisara, Moratuwa, Galle, Anuradhapura, Peradeniya. We work with the government of Sri Lanka to introduce English language courses such as certificate, diploma and other higher qualifications, he said.

The City and Guilds have 3500 international centres and four hubs in Africa, London, Middle East and South Asia.

The ILM is a subsidiary of City and Guilds. It is Europe's leading management organisation that partners with individuals and organisations to help achieve success.

With a range of industry qualifications ILM provides solutions to meet specific needs of employers.

ILM programs are built on research to meet the skill requirements of industries and professions.

ILM membership packages are tailor-made to deliver cost effective career support and development to managers at all levels.

ILM programs are operated internationally to improve leadership and management skills, and knowledge across all sectors from financial services to armed forces.

The Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs and the Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Sarath Amunugama, the chief guest said, there are 1.2 million public servants and one out of every 20 of them is a government servant.

In addition there are half a million pensioners and 1.7 million persons await for a monthly pension cheque from the government.

However, the pressure was taken off as there are one million persons employed abroad who remit US Dollars 3.4 million every year.