23 May, 2013
Sponsored and organized by John Keells Foundation in collaboration with the Career Guidance Unit (CGU) of the University of Jaffna
A warm welcome was offered by the University | Students flocked in numbers ahead of time to fill the Auditorium |
Opening Ceremony was graced by the University hierarchy and by John Keells Foundation | |
Vice Chancellor Snr. Prof. (Ms) Vasanthy Arasaratnam, CGU Director Dr. K. Suthakar,and the Deans of Faculties lighting the traditional oil lamp | NadijaTambiah, Head of CSR- John Keells Holdings PLC and CarmelineJayasuriya, Head of Operations- John Keells Foundation lighting the traditional the oil lamp |
The students registered themselves enthusiastically and participated in their numbers | |
A section of the student participants – a record629 Students registered for the opening workshop! | |
Welcome Address by Director, Career Guidance Unit Dr. K. Suthakar | Address byVice Chancellor Snr. Prof. (Ms) VasanthyArasaratnam |
The compeer in action… | Address by NadijaTambiah, Head of CSR, John Keells Holdings PLC |
Day 1 (morning) – Panel Discussion on ‘Employer Expectations’ | Day 1 (afternoon) – Panel Discussion on ‘Team Building& Leadership Skills’ |
The panellists(from left to right): Suresh Muttiah, Head of Human Resources – Retail Sector, John Keells Group, Anushya Coomaraswamy, Director, Janashakthi Insurance PLC, Mr. Rohan Amirthiah , Managing Director, Wurth Lanka (Private) Limited (Chair/Moderator of the Panel),Gowri Shankar Somasundaram, Advisor to an Investment Fund in Saudi Arabia and G. T. Jeyaseelan, Chief Marketing Officer, Sri Lankan Airlines (alumnus of the University of Jaffna) | Panelists gave lively presentations and shared practical tips from their own experience |
The students (and Faculty members!) listened intently and engaged with the panelists | |
A cross section of the participants at The Final Step Soft Skills workshops at the University of Jaffna | |
DAY 2 | |
The interactive workshops on`Personality Development &Confidence Building’ and `Adapting to the Corporate Environment’ were conducted by Dr. Shivani Sivakumar, Executive Vice President, Edge Consulting Group |
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Learning included tips such as how to wear a tie properly and confronting one’s fear of public speaking | |
“I used to feel insecure about speaking my ideas and thoughts in public.This workshop helped me to get over that fear.” | |
Learning was both fun and serious! | |
DAY 3 | |
The interactive workshop on `Personal Grooming’ and `Corporate Hospitality’ were also conducted by Dr. Shivani Sivakumar, Executive Vice President, Edge Consulting Group | |
Students came in their numbers and it was a packed hall, once again! | |
The Organizing Committees from John Keells and the University of Jaffna had an evaluation discussion with Vice Chancellor Snr. Prof. (Ms) Vasanthy Arasaratnam, and posed for a picture… | |
TheJohn Keells Organizing Committee forThe Final Step Soft Skills Project conducted at the University of Jaffna with the Vice Chancellor, Snr. Prof. (Ms) Vasanthy Arasaratnam | |
(From left to right): Susith Dewaraja, Carmeline Jayasuriya, Manahari Panditharatne, (VC), Shehan Suwandaratne, Nadee Jayaweera (absent –Ana Ratnaraja and Nadija Tambiah) |