The 12th Annual Graduation Ceremony of the BCS (Chartered Institute for IT) was held last week at the BMICH with the participation of over 500 Awardees accompamded by their parents and well wishers.
The Chief Guest at this event was the Hon. Mr. Dullas Alahapperuma, the Minister of Youth Affairs and the Guest of Honour was Prof. Jim Norton, the President of the BCS, UK.
Among the awardees were close to 150 graduates that completed the BCS Professional Graduate Diploma (PGD) Level thereby gaining a qualification that is equivalent to a UK Honours Degree. This thereby enables them to proceed to a Masters Level qualification (as the BCS-HEQ is also recognized by the UGC) and also gain fruitful employment, in a minimum amount of time, at a fraction of the cost of a standard UK Degree Programme. This is one of the main reasons as to why the BCS Higher Education Qualifications (HEQ), formerly known as the Professional Qualifications attracts a large number of professionals from the industry, as well as new recruits directly after leaving secondary school.
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| "Dr. Dayan Rajapakse - Chairman ESOFT, Mr. Manju L Fernando - Award Winner, Mrs. Sharon Hurd - Head of BCS HEQ, Mr. S. Gopinath - Centre Head - ESOFT" |
Mr. Alahapperuma in his message recognized the role that is played by the BCS by giving opportunities for the local students to further their education.
ESOFT has identified her role well, with regard to the way that they can contribute in building up the knowledge infrastructure of Sri Lanka. This was exemplified by the fact that most of the students who received their Certificates, Diplomas, and Professional Graduate Diplomas were students that had studied at ESOFT, in all parts of the country.
The highlight of the evening was the announcement of the Special Awards. Mr. Manju L. Fernando created history by winning a total of four awards including the Diploma Level Sri Lankan Prize and World Prize for Top Candidate as well as the Professional Graduate Diploma Level Sri Lankan Prize and World Prize for Top Candidate. Manju has previously been a Double Award Winner in 2006 by claiming the Certificate Level Sri Lankan and World Prizes. A similar record was created in 2008 when Ms. Tiloka De Silva won the Diploma level Sri Lankan and World Prize together with the Project Management World Prize (PROMS-G) after having won the Certificate Level Sri Lankan Prize in 2007.
Both of these students studied at ESOFT for all three levels of the BCS HEQ, and ESOFT is truly proud of their accomplishment.
One of the secrets behind the great performances at ESOFT is the fact that ESOFT is Sri Lanka's only Accredited Course Provider. Accredited course providers (higher level) have registered with the BCS and then had their course provision successfully assessed by BCS examiners.
The BCS Higher Educational Qualifications (HEQ) are a popular choice due to the following reasons:
1. BCS HEQ is the fastest path to obtain a UK Degree Level Qualification - namely, the three levels of the qualification can be completed within 18 to 20 months which is half of the time that you would invest in a Degree Programme.
2. ESOFT offers the BCS (HEQ) course in Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, Galle, Matara, Gampaha, Negombo, Jaffna, and Batticaloa.
3. BCS (HEQ) is the most economical option - the total investment including course fees, textbooks, examination fees is approximately Rs. 225,000
4. The Qualification is modular and students can choose the order in which they complete it. Some students do either the Certificate and Diploma levels in one sitting or the Diploma and PGD levels in one sitting, thereby reducing the time to complete the entire programme.
5. There are two examination sittings per year - March and September. This considerably enhances your opportunity to complete the qualification at your earliest.
6. Classes at ESOFT are held in part time mode on the weekends or weekday evenings. Fulltime classes are also available for those that would like to receive additional value through our popular BCS Plus programme.
7. At any given time, we have ten or more batches of the BCS Certificate Level classes, and three or more batches for the Diploma and PGD levels, thereby increasing your chances of finding a class that matches your schedule. Students are given the flexibility of choosing their classes / subjects from different batches to suit their busy schedules.
8. We have established links with Institutions in the UK thereby allowing a student that completes the BCS Diploma level here with us to proceed to the UK to complete the final year of a B.Sc (Hons) Degree in Computing at an affordable fee.
9. Students that complete the BCS Diploma also have the option of joining in to our UK Top-Up Degree Programme offered by Buckinghamshire New University and completing their B.Sc (Hons) Degree in an additional eight (8) months of study.
10.ESOFT also has a Masters Programme lined up for those that complete their undergraduate qualifications.
ESOFT is now in the process of the enrolling new students for the next examination sitting which is to be in March 2012. Registrations for a few batches have already been closed, and new batches have been scheduled to cater to the demand. All registrations for the next exam sitting will be closed in the month of October. Students are therefore kindly notified to book their place early to avoid disappointment.
Students and professionals that wish to obtain more information about the contents of this article, or about the Course Provider are invited to visit, or call on 0117 555 545 to talk to our specially trained Student Counselors on how best you can leverage this qualification to suit your requirements. You can also obtain more information by visiting www.esoft.lk
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