CIPM takes great pride in announcing the opening of its professional study centre in Gampaha on 4th July 2022. The ceremonial opening took place under the distinguished patronage of CIPM President Mr. Jayantha Amarasinghe at the auspicious time of  10.00 am. The Secretary of the Divisional Secretariat Gampaha Ms. K.A.S.L. Gunathilaka graced the occasion as a special guest. The Chairman of Infrastructure Development of CIPM Col Saman Jayawickrema, the CEO of CIPM Mr.Chris Obeyesekere, Director of Professional Affairs Mr.G.Weerathunga, Director Operations Ms.Himali Dasanayake, Senior Officers, staff of CIPM, and many well-wishers were present at the event.

With this event, CIPM introduced to the public, its 4th Professional Study centre in principal towns. This no doubt will be a wonderful opportunity for the students in the Gampaha District, HR Practitioners, Line managers and others in multiple disciplines of management to embark on professional HR studies which will enable them to become HR professionals.

President CIPM In his address mentioned that CIPM is sensitive to the needs in the professional development of HRM in Sri Lanka which will upgrade HR Practitioners,  and create acceptable standards to enhance the professional quality of the HRM fraternity in our country. This in turn will position HRM strategically for the benefit of all industries and organisations across the country. He further added that CIPM is and will continue to work towards achieving its vision whereby the institute will be fulfilling the expectations of the powers vested in it by the Act of Incorporation No.24 of 1976 and amendment Act No.31 of 2018 which conferred Chartered status to the institute.

CIPM Sri Lanka – the Nation’s leader in human resource management held its annual graduation ceremony at the BMICH, Colombo on Tuesday 31st May 2022 where over 800 graduates from the CIPM Business School received their well-deserved honors. The graduands represented students who followed the CIPM Chartered Qualification in Human Resource Management (CQHRM), CIPM Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management (PQHRM), CIPM Diploma in Training & Human Resource Development (DTHRD) and MSc in HRM & Development from the University of Salford, Manchester, UK.

Chief Guest Mr. Daniel Bood – Counsellor Political and Trade at High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Acting High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, Guest of Honour Mr. Shakthi Ranatunga – Group Director – Chief Operating Officer (COO) MAS Holdings (Pvt) Ltd joined CIPM President – Jayantha Amarasinghe, Members of the CIPM Executive Council, CEO, CIPM faculty members and staff at the ceremony which was held under the timely theme of “ Guiding the leaders of tomorrow towards resilience”

CIPM Standing Committee on Applied Research and Knowledge Centre successfully conducted its annual research symposium on 25 & 26 May 2022 as an international event under the theme “Glocalization of HRM Practices for Business Resilience”. It has concluded as a greatest scholarly event under the guidance of Mr. Jayantha Amarasinghe – President CIPM Sri Lanka and Prof. Prasadini Gamage, Chairperson of the symposium.  

Mr. Johnny C. Taylor, Jr – President and CEO, Society of Human Resource Management, Washington DC, USA, Prof. Fang Lee Cooke, Professor of HRM and Asia Studies, Monash Business School, Monash University, Australia, and Dr A K L Jayawardene, Senior Lecturer/Consultant, Postgraduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka were participated as Guest of Honor, Keynote Speaker, and Guest Speaker respectively. Prof. Prasadini Gamage – Professor in HRM, University of Kelaniya and Council Member of CIPM chaired the symposium while Ms. Dillanjani Weeratunge, Commercial Manager, E.B. Creasy & Co. PLC, Member of CIPM was the Secretary.

CIPM President Mr. Jayantha Amarasinghe, Mr. Ken Vijayakumar, Prof.(Dr.) Prasadhini Gamage, Mrs. Dillanjani Weeratunge and Mr. C. Obeyesekere were on the head table. Panel discussion was moderated by Mr. Ken Vijayakumar, Vice President of the CIPM and Panel Members were Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri, Professor in Management, Former Director and Chairman of the Board of Management, Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), Sri Lanka, Past President of CIPM, Mr. Mahendra Jayasekera, Managing Director, Lanka Wall Tiles, Sri Lanka, Mr. Rajitha Kariyawasan, Managing Director, Haycarb Plc., Sri Lanka and Mrs. Chandi H. Dharmaratne, Vice President Human Resources, Global Head of HR Automation, Virtusa,

The technical session tracks were comprising of HRM as a Strategic Partner, HRM in the New Digital Age and in IT industry, HRM Practices in Different Industries, HRM during New Normal, Talent Management, Leadership & Diversity Studies, Employee Health & Well-Being, and Business & Cross Functional Challenges. Furthermore, there was a presentation of National Research conducted by the Applied Research Centre of CIPM Sri Lanka on how to attract youth to technical and vocational education during the 2nd day of the symposium.  

The case Study session was Chaired by Mr. Dammika Fernando, Immediate Past President, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka Inc., Sri Lanka; Mr. C. Hewapattini, Human Resource Consultant, Former Vice President, Human Resources, National Development Bank PLC (NDB), Sri Lanka; Fellow Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka Inc., Sri Lanka, Dr. Neil Bogahalande, Council Member, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka Inc., Sri Lanka

The symposium has published the proceedings with over 600 pages which included 60 out of more than 80 research papers, the Journal of HRM Perspectives and Case study book with success stories of 5 leading companies. All submissions have undergone double blind peer review with a review panel consisting of 45 members selected from national and international universities.  

The CIPM International Research Symposium was sponsored by SLT-Mobitel, HayCarb Plc., Horizon Campus and Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) and co-partnered by leading local and international education institutes including Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Management Science University (MSU), Malaysia, University of Salford, Manchester, UK, Open University of Sri Lanka, University of Vavuniya, University of Ruhuna, and the CINEC Campus.

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