IPM Strategic Partner for National Youth Development Bureau’s Rakiyabishekaya Programme

IPM Sri Lanka – the nations’ premier professional body for human resources management – is the Strategic Partner for the National Youth Development Bureau’s “Rakiyabishekaya” or “Job Fair” held on the 1st of August at the Nelum Pokuna theatre premises in Colombo. Minister of Finance – Hon. Ravi Karunanayake was the Chief Guest at the event.

The objectives of the “Rakiyabishekaya” Job Fair – an initiative of Hon. Minister Ravi Karunanayake – aims to provide a better future for the youth of this country by eliminating unemployment, eliminating poverty and generating income, enabling continuous youth development, empowering human capital among Sri Lankan Youth through good mental health and economic power, and providing vocational training and opportunities for skill development to build an economically gainful youth in the future.

“Youth development, skills development and empowering human capital is essential for a country’s economic growth and social well-being of its citizens. As the premier professional body in the human resources field in Sri Lanka, we understand the value of engaging with, and empowering our youth with skills and vocational training in order to make them a productive resource in Sri Lanka’s emerging work force towards achieving economic development and growth objectives” said Rohitha Amarapala-President, IPM Sri Lanka.

“We are indeed privileged to support the National Youth Development Bureau Rakiyabishekaya programme as its Strategic Partner in order to help uplift the youth of this country, and we will support the programme in the future as well” stated Chandra Gannile-Council Member, IPM Sri Lanka who was instrumental in organizing the programme with NYDB.

“The Rakiyabishekaya programme has been set up under the guidance of Hon. Ravi Karunanayake-Minister of Finance to develop a strategic initiative to closely engage Sri Lankan youth in the country’s ambitious development drive over the next decade” said Mohan Perera-Chairman, National Youth Development Bureau. He further stated that several other Youth Development programmes are lined up in major provinces of the country with the strategic partnership of IPM Sri Lanka as a national responsibility to the citizens.

Dr. Kuma Iddamallena – Personality Training & Skill Development Specialist also conducted a special workshop exclusively for the benefit of the candidates seeking employment on how to develop the promising talent and personality towards achieving a sustainable career life. Dr. Iddamallena further said that this innovative initiative by the Bureau is the need of the hour for the country’s development drive and for the national development of the youth generation.

IPM was founded in 1959 and was subsequently incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1976. IPM is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Human Resources Management and also to the World Federation of People Management Association. IPM, being a professional institute is also a constituent member of the Organization of Professional Associations [OPA] Sri Lanka. Currently IPM comprises of over 900 Professional Members who serve in both public and private organizations.