The department has commenced a mentoring programme "Stepping Stones", starting from the students of the 2009 intake. This programme was begun with the aim of helping to mould young minds into what the industry expects of them after graduation. 16 mentors, were assigned to 16 groups of students. The groups each had mentoring sessions with their mentors at their workplaces. This provided the students to get a broad idea about the working environment of a professional organisation. Besides the mentoring sessions, common lectures were done for the students by many personalities in the industry on topics such as "leadership" and "What Industry Expects from Fresh Graduates"
List of Mentors
|
Name |
Designation |
Organization |
|
Mr.Chamara Ariyathilaka |
CEO |
Sri Lanka Climate Fund |
|
Ms. Chamitha Kumarasinghe |
Senior Manager Software Development |
IFS |
|
Ms. Arosha Hemali |
Business Development Manager - INSEE Ecocycle |
Siam City Cement |
|
Ms. Gayani de Alwis |
Vice Chairperson |
Women in Logistics and Transport (WILAT) |
|
Mr. Sathiyenthra Panchadcharam |
Head of Procurement |
Nestle Lanka LTD |
|
Ms. Lauren Chang |
Head of Marketing |
Jaykay Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd. |
|
Mr. Eranga Dilhan |
Deputy General Manager- Compliance & Environmental Sustainability |
MAS Kreeda |
|
Ms. Gagani Nandadeva |
Manager - GPS |
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
|
Mr. Heshan de Silva |
General Manager Operations |
Laugfs Gas PLC |
|
Mr. Madhura Dharmarathne |
Assistant Manager |
Unilever Sri Lanka Ltd. |
|
Ms. Nilusha Fernando |
Manager - Customer Relationships |
Jaykay Marketing Services Pvt. Ltd. |
|
Mr. Ajith Indikadulla |
CEO |
East Link Engineering Co (Pvt) LTD |
|
Mr. Samantha Epa |
General Manager - Group Technical Delivery |
Dialog Axiata PLC |
|
Eng. Ramya Wijesekara |
Research Engineer |
Industrial Technology Institute of Sri Lanka |
|
Mr. Ushan Hewage |
Procurement Manager - Central Sourcing |
Siam City Cement |
|
Mr. Vihangun Ariyaratne |
Manager Technical - Product Lead |
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) |
|
Mr. Yasas Ekneligoda |
Head of Industrial Performance and Maintenance |
Avery Dennison Lanka Pvt Ltd |