Career guidence EDEX - 2010 for urban and rural youth

by Ananda KANNANGARA

Sri Lanka's largest single nationwide platform, the EDEX-2010 educational and career guidance program, connecting Sri Lankan urban and rural youth with choices, options and opportunities will be opened at the BMICH on January 15.

The career guidance program will be conducted by Royal College Union, Colombo and it will be open to the public from January 15 to 17.

EDEX, Chairman Kamal Abeysinghe speaking at a press conference. Deputy Principal Royal College, Lakshmi Attygala and RCU, Secretary Rizan Nazeer also in the picture. - Pic: Ruzaik Farook

`To empower Sri Lankan Youth to Be Globally Competitive' is the vision of the three-day EDEX exhibition.

Commenting on the program, Deputy Principal, Royal College

Mrs. Lakshmi Attygala highlighted the importance of conducting such a program which benefits the youth in the country, and thanked the Royal College Union for their painstaking effort taken to fulfil the aspirations of young school-leavers both in the urban and rural sectors.

EDEX, Chairman Kamal Abeysinghe, a pioneer behind this mega event said the objective of holding this exhibition is to educate the local youth how to select relevant higher educational courses after completing their secondary education and thereafter how to find suitable employment opportunities.

He said the EDEX pavilion will showcase a wide array of professionals and training institutes in a variety of fields such as Information Communications Technology, Accountancy, Business Management, Engineering, Healthcare, Marketing, Fashion Design, Maritime, Aviation, Animation, Culinary and Sewing and Tourism.

The EDEX will also help Lankan youth to pursue a higher studies here and abroad.

Abeysinghe said over 300 stalls representing nearly 23 countries and officials from over 250 foreign universities including USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, France, Malaysia, India, China, Nepal, Maldives and the UAE will make representations at the EDEX through their local agents.

The exhibition will also help the participant youth to attend seminars and workshops at the BMICH to improve their higher education, vocational and technical skills development.

RCU, Secretary Rizan Nazeer said the EDEX 2010 will be the one-stop platform not only for school-leavers, but also for students, undergraduates and also parents alike to seek guidance on higher education, vocational training and skills development.

He said the EDEX 2010 exhibition will also be held at the Kandy City Centre on January 19 and 20 for the benefit of children in distant areas.

The Presidential Secretariat, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower and Ministry of Vocational Training have endorsed the event in recognition of the objectives and the close alignment of the vision of EDEX.

A database www.edex.lk and email: [email protected] is open to obtain further details of the program.