Resilience signs MOU with Vocational Training Authority Sri Lanka

At a ceremony held at the Ministry of Vocational & Technical Training in Sri Lanka, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka and WWR-Resilience International Institute of Higher Learning ,(RIIHL) the Netherlands, to establish the first state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Language Skills & Information Communication Technology (ICT). The Hon. Minster Piyasena Gamage was present at the time of signing.

The Centre will be established at a prime location in Rajagiriya and will contain high tech Audio video conferencing , Language Labs, Satellite based learning and Online learning connecting the entire Island ,and operated on a Public-Private Enterprise model. The centre will cater to a pressing need to develop the Sri Lankan youth not only in technical skills but much needed language proficiency to help optimize their true potential and open them with work and study opportunities worldwide. This would also be in line with the wishes of His Excellency The President who declared this year as English and IT year.

Prof. Dr. Cees Torre, President of Worldwide Resilience & Resilience International Institute of Higher Learning and Major General M.T.W. Ponnamperuma , Chairman, Vocational Authority were the signatories for the Netherlands and Sri Lanka .

Also present at the signing ceremony were: Prof. Dr. Lakshman Madurasinghe, Vice President & International Dean RIIHL,( the Netherlands), Dr.Frans Van Dunne, Dean, RIIHL, (the Netherlands), SUNFO Director General Dr. Deshapriya S. Wijetunge., Cdr .Lionel Pinto and Ms.. Ranmalee Gunawardena .