IPM SL conducts Advanced Management Development Programme for BOC

IPM Sri Lanka – the nation’s leader in human resource management, recently inaugurated an Advanced Management Development Programme (MDP) for the senior management of Bank of Ceylon, the largest state bank in the country. This Advanced MDP which has been designed exclusively for Bank of Ceylon by a team of business and HR experts attached to the Corporate Training and Consultancy Division of IPM Sri Lanka will be of four months duration, and will be held at the IPM Sri Lanka Head Office “HR House” in Polhengoda, Colombo 5. Over 41 senior management staff from Bank of Ceylon will be participating in this Advanced MDP. 

“We as the nation’s leader in human resource management are delighted to work together with Bank of Ceylon, the Bankers to the Nation to organise this advanced management development program for the bank’s senior management team. Being the leaders in our own fields, we believe that this collaboration is a good fit which will help yield long term benefits for Bank of Ceylon in attaining its strategic goals and objectives,” said IPM Sri Lanka Chief Executive Officer P.G. Tennakoon, speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the program.

“The main objective of this program is to develop future leaders and to select the right person for the right position in taking the bank to its next level of growth and expansion. We are confident that IPM Sri Lanka, as the leading professional HR body can help us to develop our management team to be top class managers,” said Bank of Ceylon Deputy General Manager –Human Resource K.E.D. Sumanasiri.

The Advanced MDP is a dynamic system-wide training program that’s designed to enhance and strengthen leadership capabilities and ensure that the participants have the skills, knowledge and resources to effectively lead, engage, and develop their teams. It consists core modules of people management, employee engagement and change management which are essential development areas for senior management personnel, and will provide the foundation for those in leadership positions to think, act and lead from the new management model. Participants will learn powerful concepts and tools to help them lead, support, and inspire a talented workforce. The contents of this programme was designed by IPM in discussion and consultation with Bank of Ceylon giving due consideration to the Bank’s strategic goals and objectives. An eminent panel of experienced high profile resource personnel from the IPM Corporate Training and Consultancy Division will conduct the Advanced MDP. The content is delivered via interactive classroom lectures, presentations, videos and discussions.

IPM Sri Lanka keeps pace with new trends and concepts in HR by engaging continuously with the business community to share experiences, thoughts and insights in order to enrich and enhance the HR profession. It actively encourages and promotes members’ participation at international conferences and forums to provide exposure, build networks and conduct research into areas of interest to the HR profession in Sri Lanka. IPM was founded in 1959 and was subsequently incorporated by an Act of Parliament in 1976. IPM is affiliated to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Human Resources Management and also to the World Federation of People Management Associations. IPM, being a professional institute is also a constituent member of the Organization of Professional Associations [OPA] Sri Lanka. Currently, IPM comprises of over 1,200 professional members who serve in both public and 

private organisations.