Around 200 students in Sri Lanka have graduated after taking Higher Education Qualifications run by BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT which is equivalent to a UK Honours degree. Of them, two candidates achieved some of the highest marks awarded globally, for the Certificate in IT and Professional Graduate Diploma in IT. The worldwide prize for the PromsG also went to a Sri Lankan student who achieved the highest mark in the world for the Project Management module.
At the Graduation Ceremony the Chief Guest, the Honourable Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama pointed out this year being the ICT Year it is important that BCS Graduates take up the challenge and lead as human assets who will compete with other countries and make a real contribution to the economy of Sri Lanka.
Alan Pollard, BCS President says: "It is always a pleasure to mark the graduation ceremony. Every year candidates here put in an enormous amount of effort and the result is a testament to their hard work and perseverance to improve their employability in a global economy."
He adds "Our Higher Education qualifications are extremely well regarded by both candidates and employers alike. IT is a global profession and, as the Chartered Institute for IT, we believe it is the profession of the future."
Last month, the Institute revealed details of new initiatives designed to enhance its value to its members, the IT profession, the academic community and the general public. These include:
A strategy for international expansion which will see the Institute extending its global reach and offering its qualifications to new countries including the Asia Pacific region, Germany and Spain.
A new BCS web site with increased functionality for BCS members, academics and the general public.
Alongside these initiatives, the Institute also set out its new vision and strategy for the organisation, highlighting six critical IT issues which it believes face society. These are:
1. The digital divide
2. Information vulnerability
3. Poor information management
4. 'IT project' failures
5. IT skills shortages
6. Improved career paths for IT professionals
BCS qualification is recognized by more than 50 Universities in UK, while Moratuwa and Colombo Universities too are recognizing this qualification for postgraduate level.
As the leading professional body for IT and Communication, the BCS itself has over 70,000 members around the world and Sri Lanka has been identified as the largest international sections, which has over 4500 members.
Being the 10th graduation ceremony to celebrate the victory of being the top awardees on the list, BCS Sri Lankan regional office played the initiative of organizing a Graduation Ball which was held on the same evening at the Cinnamon Lakeside with competitions and entertainment to celebrate the 10th anniversary.
BCS is keenly looking forward for another memorable year as we step into our 11th year in graduating students. The British Computer Society Regional office would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who was a part of our organization and its activities in succession of 10 years and special thanks goes out to those who have contributed to promote ICT to create future business decision makers.
BCS CIIT Graduation Ball - 2009
Sharon addressing the gathering |
Sharon Hurd Head of higher education qualification |
Winners of BCS CIIT ESOFT King and Queen |
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