Telecentre.org Academy is a movement in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, whose sole purpose is to uplift the standards, and professsionlism of the Telecentre

Telecentre

A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet, and other digital technologies that enable them to gather information, create, learn, and communicate with others while they develop essential digital skills...

 workers. And hence make Telecentres in Sri Lanka much more sustainable.

The telecentre.org http://www.telecentre.org/ Academy is an initiative to provide telecentre managers with ongoing training, capacity building

Capacity building

Capacity building also referred to as capacity development is a conceptual approach to development that focuses on understanding the obstacles that inhibit people, governments, international organizations and non-governmental organizations from realizing their developmental goals while enhancing...

, and professional development

Professional development

Professional development refers to skills and knowledge attained for both personal development and career advancement. Professional development encompasses all types of facilitated learning opportunities, ranging from college degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning...

opportunities. Structured as a consortium of national academies and partners with a small global support unit, the Academy supports and coordinates training programs, promotes the collaborative development and sharing of resources, and maintains accreditation and certification standards.

The Academy's goal is to ensure that telecentre managers have the necessary skills and support to excel in their day-to-day work .

Vision

Producing competent telecentre workers of Sri Lanka, through proper accreditation, and quality training.

Mission

To guarantee the availability of highly competent knowledge to its workers, by carrying out future research, availability of low cost sustainable technology, through providing quality, guided training, creating professionalism among telecenter workers through proper accreditation.

Steering Committee

President - Professor P.W. Epasinghe Mentor - Dr. Ruvan Weerasinghe (UCSC) http://www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk/People/rw/index.htm Dr. K.P. Hewagamage (UCSC) Dr. Yamaya Ekanayaka (UCSC) Dr. Shiromi Arunatilake (UCSC) Dr. Damith Karunaratne (UCSC) Mr. Harsha Wijayawardhana (UCSC) Mrs. Dil Piyarathna (ICTA) Mr. J.K. Perera (ICTA) Mr. Gavashkar (ICTA) Mrs. Chitranganie (ICTA) Mr. Reshan Dewapura (ICTA)