The Sri Lanka Institute of Printing under the Ministry of Mass Media & Information will be commencing the certificate course in Computer Type Setting and Desk Top Publishing by May - September 2009
The institute has already started issuing applications forms for this programme due to the high demand and the selection of students will be done after an interview due to the limited intake of students by Sri Lanka Institute of Printing.

This course will provide the required knowledge and skills in computer typesetting and essentials Computer knowledge, applications, operating systems and basic graphic designing skills etc… The course content was designed to provide the current industry knowledge and skills to help employment in the Print & Graphics industry.

The course is spread over five months with classes twice a week in 3-4 hour sessions in week days and week ends. Each student is provided with a computer with long hours of training with individual attention by the Instructors. The Course is being conducted in Sinhala Language with basic English terminology.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Printing was established in 1984 by an Act of Parliament No. 18 to promote the furtherance of scientific and technical education, and the ever-widening knowledge and skills demanded by the Print and Graphics Community in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Institute of Printing can be contacted on 2686162 and 2679791 or by visiting Sri Lanka Institute of Printing at the Government Press, No. 118, Dr. Danister de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08. SLIOP can be contacted on E-mail - sliopreg@slt.net