Healthguard opens new training centre for staff
View(s):Healthguard, the country’s urban pharma, wellness and beauty retail chain, has opened a centre for training of its employees. The opening of the Healthguard Training Centre is expected to set a new benchmark in the training and development initiatives of Healthguard – a subsidiary of Sunshine Healthcare Lanka Limited (SHL) and a member of the diversified Sunshine Holdings conglomerate, according to a company media release. While placing strong emphasis on further enhancing the competencies of its pharmacists, Healthguard seeks to go further, focusing on many other key aspects as well, via the centre.
By providing in-depth training on customer relationship building, after sales service, retail marketing etc., the company aims to become the first healthcare retailer in Sri Lanka to provide a service of an international standard. Over 160 staff members of the company will undergo regular training delivered by professional trainers and senior in-house specialists at the Healthguard Training Centre located at 415, Galle Road, Colombo 3. In addition to training facilities, the Centre is equipped with a library, lunch rooms etc. and over 60 people can be accommodated at the location at once. The opening of the training centre is part of Healthguard’s Human Resource strategy and responds to a number of needs – including the dearth of qualified pharmacists in the country.