Imperial College, the longest established Business School in Sri Lanka and a premier CIMA tuition provider commenced classes on December 4 for the Operational, Management and Strategic Levels for the May 2011 examinations. Accredited by CIMA (UK) as a 'Learning Partner Institute' in 2004, Imperial College currently a leading provider in CIMA education has a reputation for providing exemplary tutoring from the Certificate Level through to TOPCIMA.

Pravinth Rajaratnam

Over the years Imperial College has established a strong presence in the industry for the Financial Management Pillar. This has largely been due to their star lecturer Pravinth Rajaratnam. Director at Imperial College and a full-time lecturer, his teaching experience over 8 years has contributed to the success of many of his students. He has been at the forefront in lecturing at Imperial College and is regarded by many students as one of the best and most knowledgeable lecturer for CIMA tutoring in Sri Lanka. An ACMA and an ACCA Affiliate, Pravinth is undoubtedly the most sought after Finance lecturer for CIMA in Sri Lanka and South East Asia. A star in his CIMA days, he has several World and Sri Lankan Prizes under his belt.

His students often comment on his spot on lecturing, his accurate predictions, the effective revisions he provides, and most of all his commitment to ensure their success. So how exactly does Pravinth approach his teaching? He has a simple formula, which is based on structured, planned classes, additional question practice sessions, additional time provided to students who have doubts, intensive revisions programmes, questions from at least 10 past papers are covered, mock exams conducted with feedback provided and of course his passion for teaching these subjects.

His experience does not end here. Pravinth has been involved in financial consultancy over the years, which has exposed him to assessing companies in differing industries. His hands-on exposure in these areas is strongly embedded in the practical approach he takes when it comes to his lecturing. His students find that his many skills are translated into how he coaches them, in terms of writing reports, answering questions, time management, analysing requirements of questions and answering the question specifically to what the examiner is looking for.

Further, Pravinth is also known to conduct extra question practice classes. What he does here is that he takes time apart from his scheduled classes to practise more questions, giving students a thorough understanding of the subject. "It is important to know the subject areas and its application to a practical scenario, but what will help students pass an exam is through question practice" is what he attributes to conducting these extra classes.