Kelani Cables bestows the nation with highly skilled electrical technicians with University certificates
View(s):Twenty-three students of “Kelani Saviya”’s 7th batch received certificates at a ceremony held at Clarion hotel in Kelaniya recently. The “Kelani Saviya” is a CSR programme launched by Kelani Cables PLC in association with the engineering faculty of the Peradeniya University since 2007, the company said. Mahinda Saranapala, Director/CEO, Kelani Cables PLC and Prof. Upul S. Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor of the Peradeniya University graced an occasion to hand over certificates to the successful students of yet another batch of ‘Kelani Saviya’. Over 250 students have followed the “Kelani Saviya” programme and obtained certificates and rendered their services to the country since 2007.
“Kelani Saviya”, the brainchild of Prof. Janaka Ekanayake of the University of Peradeniya was commissioned in 2007 with signing of the MOU between Prof. S.B.S. Abeykoon, former Vice Chancellor of UoP and Hemantha Perera, former Managing Director, Kelani Cables PLC. According to the stipulated terms and conditions, the MOU was to end in 2012. “However a fruitful discussion between Mahinda Saranapala, Director/CEO, Kelani Cables PLC and the University authorities made the programme to be extended for a further period of five years that is till 2017,” the company said.
Mr. Saranapala said this was the very first time that a private institution in collaboration with a national university has conducted such a unique CSR for period as long as nine years. This social hospitality done with no commercial motive what so ever has gained high recognition and easures has been taken to extend the programme to Jaffna University under “Kelani Shakathi” programme.