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The above Forum and Exhibition will bring together 11 leading English language institutes from Chennai, Mumbai and New Delhi and around 275 Sri Lankan English language institutes from across the country, including North and East. Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion, Dr Sarath Amunugama who will be the Chief Guest, will inaugurate the Forum and deliver the keynote address.
The Indian institutes will participate in the forum and business meetings with local institutes and run stalls at the exhibition.
The objective of the programme is to transform and upgrade English language teaching in content and methodology at private institutes throughout the country. The emphasis is on fast-tracking dissemination of job-oriented English language skills with a view to enabling youth to grab the increasing employment opportunities in the modern service sector including IT – enabled services such as BPOs (Business Processing Outsourcing).
The BOI has been promoting private sector educational and training institutes, particularly in the areas of technical skill development including IT and IT-enabled services. Also, special encouragement through enhanced fiscal incentives is given to encourage the establishment of such institutes in the districts outside Colombo and Gampaha. This "English as a Life Skill" initiative is supported also by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Ministry of Tourism and Sri Lankan Airlines. "English as a Life Skill" is an initiative of H E the President being implemented through a Special Presidential Task Force.
