Dream different with SLITA for Your Future
View(s):Of the institutes, renowned to offer textile and apparel related services, Sri Lanka Institute of Textile & Apparel, SLITA, stands out as the pioneering institute, the unique arm of the government to represent the textile and apparel sector, and has been in the continuous business world of Textile and Apparel for the last several decades. The Institute offers a strong presence to the recipient of its services with its unparalleled service delivery in its core business operations, of which training, testing, and technical and management consultancy services take center stage, and, in return, industry sector makes use of the services offered by SLITA, to build and enhance their potential, and capabilities of the industry. As a result, industrialists have been able to develop their edges of their own businesses to gain the status as star class cash cows. This trend persists and continues unceasingly, with the contribution of our organisation and we, as the driving force of knowledge for the industry sector, have envisioned to grow with the latest industry demands and requirements.
In the global arena of textile and apparel industry, trends are dynamic and revolutionary with the developments of latest techniques on the production floor and the users are more intelligent than ever, to select the right product to their satisfaction. As a result, producers are now, finicky about their products, that go to the market to match the pulse of the users. It is now a competition between the product and the mind-set of the users, as customers look for fine and flawless products, in the market.
In this process, SLITA, as a training institution, becomes instrumental in producing visionary leaders to the industry. The role of SLITA is crucial in this respect, as it offers training, testing and consultancy services as its core business services to cater to the emerging world of textiles and apparel. In order to look for untapped opportunities in the global marketplace, the institution, now, is geared to train both school leavers and industry personnel in various disciplines, that are demanded in the industry sector. SLITA offers a spectrum of courses, under the theme of vocational character, ranging from certificate to degree level programmes, that are meant for the aspiring students to become proficient in textile and apparel technology and for those who are already engaged in job opportunities with future prospects, awaiting lush career developments. In line with the vision of the Government O Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour , to reach the thematic target , A productive citizen and a happy family , several programmes have been designed, out of which training programmes on Batik Technology, Tailoring and Leather & Footwear are planned to be delivered to the prospective participants at village level, and they are administered with the skills to bloom autonomous entrepreneurial potentials in persons.
During the past years, the Institute has expanded the horizons of the trainings from certificate levels to degree levels, a frequently-demanded aspiration from the industry sector, so that the work force could be trained to match the skills required in the ever growing high-tech operations in the industry. Similarly, the testing laboratory, being a state-of-the-art facility in the Asian region providing unparalleled services second to none in the region , offers a wide variety of testing services under strict ISO standards to match the global compliances required of the market. Since of late, the laboratory equipment have been modernized to assess the test parameters related to leather and footwear products and metal related products. In an effort to upgrade the infrastructure facilities in the institute, and to accommodate more students in higher academic levels of prgrammes, initiatives have already been on the move to construct facilities with ultra-modern scientific facilities, equal to the facilities found in any other renowned higher seats of learning, and this boasts of an ideally power-packed environment for undergraduate studies. Educational methodologies, coupled with hi-tech software tools designed with world-class technologies, are employed to formulate the tech-savvy environment , Learning Management System , a virtual learning environment to feel the physical presence of a real class room.
Further, as the concept of productivity is gaining grounds, specialised training programmes are offered to those industrialists, that require improvements in productivity in order to compete in local and international markets. In parallel to this, training courses for cottage based industries take a centre stage of the services of the institute to impart knowledge to the communities in the less privileged districts, so that communities are able to upgrade their standards of living through a sustainable livelihood. As the institutes progresses on the path of development, there looms a host of business opportunities in the offing for the institution to grow with.
Through these programmes, SLITA expects to train professionals, engaged in technical and management spheres, who are deft in comprehending the industry dynamics in the global business world, so that they become the unfailing and weather-beaten drivers to compete in ever bourgeoning economies. If you are after your Advanced Level qualifications, your way forward is with SLITA for a vocation-based professional career, and you may come to us for more information.