Singaporean investor to boost Sri Lanka’s construction skills and productivity
View(s):Fonda Global Engineering Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, an engineering and construction company from Singapore, is setting up a training and testing centre in Sri Lanka aimed at creating a pool of technically qualified workers. Potential candidates would also be helped to obtain a qualification awarded by the Singapore Authorities, opening avenues for employment overseas, a media statement issued by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI), said. The company signed an investment agreement with the BOI for this purpose.
The training and testing will be conducted at the Centre to be located at the Katunayake EPZ. Candidates will have to sit for theory and practical exams conducted and assessed by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore. “It is important to note that Singapore maintains very stringent quality standards hence any candidate who completes training and testing at the centre will have a valuable qualification that will open opportunities for employment both local and overseas,” the statement said. The Overseas Testing and Training Centre, OTTC (Sri Lanka) will operate from a land of approximately 11,000 square meters. Out of this area, a total of 7,000 square meters will be dedicated to training the candidates in the four buildings that will be refurbished for that purpose. Fonda’s purpose built facilities will, once completed, include classrooms, conference room, rest area, canteen and show room. In the initial stages, the facility built at an investment of US $ 1.7 million will train 250 persons every month in a wide variety of specialized subjects that pertain to the construction industry. Officials from the company were quoted as saying they are confident that once the centre functions at full capacity, investments could rise up to US $ 5 million and up to 1,000 candidates could be admitted to follow training and testing.
Training at the Centre will include the following – system formworks, aluminium formwork, timber formworks, precast kerbs and drains, steel reinforcements, door and window aluminum, door and window timber, suspended ceiling, plastering works, plumbing and pipe fitting, tiling works, waterproofing works, electricity wiring installation, ducting and aircon ventilation, welding works, safety orientation course and electricity orientation course.
Fonda Global Engineering Lanka (Pvt) Ltd will develop the centre in four phases and work is well underway on the first three phases. The fourth and final phase will be completed by the end of June 2013. In addition to the centre that will open soon in Colombo, Fonda has already a fully functioning centre in Singapore and Bangladesh.
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