CPM launches Management and Entrepreneurship Professional Program

The Institute of Certified Professional Managers are celebrating their 10th Anniversary and connected with this event they have now been upgraded as The Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka. Initially in 2009 Institute of Certified Professional Managers was set up as a Professional Management Body with the assistance of All India Management Association (AIMA) and CMA Sri Lanka.  

To mark this event CPM Sri Lanka will launch the ‘Management and Entrepreneurship Programs’ with a fully-fledged syllabus and a practical background. On qualifying at these examinations will lead to membership of CPM which includes Associates (ACPM), Member (MCPM) and Fellow (FCPM) for young executives and managers who aspire to progress in their careers to senior positions and also develop entrepreneurship skills.

The official launching ceremony will be held on Wednesday at Orchid Room, BMICH at 6 p.m. under the patronage of Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and CPM Founder Patron Sri Lanka Karu Jayasuriya.

A highlight of this event will be the keynote address on ‘Entrepreneurship for an Innovative Sri Lanka’ by INSEAD Business School (Social Innovation Centre), France Executive in Residence Dr. Ravi Fernando.

CPM Sri Lanka President Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala will give the welcome address and Syllabus Review Committee Head and Governing Council Member Dr. Samantha Rathnayake will give the highlights of the program. Senior Governing Council Member Prema Cooray will give the concluding remarks.

The CPM Professional Study Program consists of three levels the Certificate in Management and Entrepreneurship (CME) which is a four month feeder program. On completion of the Certificate Course, participants should be able to understand theories and some applications of management from functional level, understand principles of management process and environmental dynamics and understand the competencies in management and entrepreneurial practices in their career.

The Diploma in Management and Entrepreneurship (DME) and Advanced Diploma in Management and Entrepreneurship (ADME) both are equally run as a 12 month courses.

On completion of the DME/ADME Course/s, participants should be able to apply a sound knowledge of theories and applications of management from functional level, analyse principles of management process and environmental dynamics, analyse a business or entrepreneurial personality in different contexts and apply the competencies in building, measuring, and managing business practices in their career.

These programs are suitable for management and entrepreneurship development or business development career minded candidates seeking to acquire specific competencies to differentiate themselves from the rest. These program would appeal to those already in the business or business development intending to enhance their competencies in management at different levels. 

The Program Structure and Assessment are as per the Sri Lanka Qualification framework. The Mode of learning will be Class Room Learning/practical workshop with the industry experts/studying of a running Business/start-up/Studying of an entrepreneurial business personality.

The courses were comprehensively crafted by a panel of expert consisting of both industry and academia. Among many factors, the unique feature of these programs which are driven by practical aspects of the delivery.

For further information,

Visit CPM – No. 29/24, Visakha Lane, Colombo-4

Call – 11 2590 995 

Email – [email protected] 

Website – www.cpmsrilanka.org.