The Association of Computer Training Organizations - ACTOS , the focus group of Sri Lankan ICT trainers appoints new office bearers for 2009/2010

The Association of Computer Training organizations, well known as ACTOS has been the focus group of the ICT trainers in the Country. The 14th Annual General meeting of the ACTOS was held last Wednesday at the Galadari Hotel. Dr Harsha Alles was elected as the President. He is backed by Mr. Lionel Perera, the Vice President and an able Executive Committee. During the coming year, which is declared by the Government of Sri Lanka as the Year of ICT and English, ACTOS plans to carry out several activities that will have direct benefits to the members and the training industry. In his address to the members he said “ ACTOS will work out ways and means of providing tangible benefits to the member companies –more than has been offered in the past”. Obtaining accreditation to the Tertiary Vocational Educational Qualification will be a one such program that is planned with the support of the ACTOS.

Left to right - Mr Nuwan Sanjeewa, Aims College of Business & IT (Pvt) Ltd - Committee member, Mr Ranmal Godigamuwa, Mackwoods INFOTEC (Pvt.) Ltd - Committee member, Mr.Mahen Jayalath - Treasurer , Mr Viraj Pinto Jayawardena , Matrix Institute of Information Technology (Pvt) Ltd - Commitee member , Mr.Lionel Perera - Vice President , Mr.Nandana Rodrigo, Microcom Institute of Technology - Committee member, Dr. H.K Alles - President , Mr Upul Dissanayaka, Siksil Institute of Information Technology (Pvt) Ltd- Committee member , Mr.Kapila Giragama - Immediate Past President,Mrs. Manoree Gunasena - Secretary , Mr Arosh Yahampath, CIMA ICT Center- Committeemember

Mr. Kapila Giragama , the out going President in his annual report stated that ACTOS had been actively involved in the ICT Capacity Building Program of the ICT Agency. ICBP is conducting Career guidance programs in several cities across the island and ACTOS Members have already participated in career guidance counseling and seminars in Kurunegala, Galle and Matara. More programs are planned for the future in Kandy, Hambantota and other areas .

The ACTOS is a founder member of the Federation of ICT Industry and Services of Sri Lanka (FITISS) and also a member of the Infotel Lanka Society, well known as the organizers of the Hall mark ICT event - the Infotel Lanka exhibition. Its membership includes the larger of the ICT educational institutes who offer quality programs at certificate , diploma , graduate and post graduate level . Its mandate is to support its member companies and the government’s programs to enrich the much needed ICT human resource pool required for building and an e-Sri Lanka.