HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to its customers through four customer groups and global businesses: Personal Financial Services; Commercial Banking; Global Banking and Markets and Private Banking, operating on the Group's fundamental principles of financial strength, liquidity and conservative gearing. HSBC also places a key focus on education locally and globally, helping youth become more responsive citizens and achieve their aspirations.

"HSBC believes in fostering professionals for the future regardless of their chosen field. We think education is a vital tool for the development of any individual, enabling a person to access the many opportunities available in today's society. Education is in a way similar to saving for the future, as the importance you place on it now, the more secure your future becomes", says Sarit Wijeyekoon, Head of Personal Financial Services.

"The reason HSBC is a Platinum sponsor of EDEX is that it is the largest education exhibition in the country bringing together students and international universities and institutes under one roof to provide aspiring students with a wide choice of educational programmes", opines Wijeyekoon.

"We all know any higher education requires a financial commitment and we have partnered with EDEX to provide students with the much needed financial assistance to plan for their higher education. We will be offering 'lifestyle education loans' at affordable interest rates, with a benefit package to support students in completing their education. Students travelling to complete their higher education can open overseas accounts closer to their universities, before travelling, through HSBC's international banking platform and international branch network", he offered.

HSBC is also engaged in a host of youth-centric, cultural and Green Projects. "Projects initiated to support youth include IT scholarships in the North, East and South, entrepreneurship education to 1000 'At Risk' children, undergraduate scholarships to 100 university students, English language training for over 500 teachers in rural areas of the country", Wijeyekoon elaborated.

In acknowledging the sponsorship EDEX Chairman, Kamal Abeysinghe said, "investment in Education is the best gift parents could accord a child. Assistance by way of term loans will immensely help most parents with fixed incomes to pay upfront funds payable as tuition fees, living expenses, etc, which can be repaid in installments. We are indeed very happy to welcome HSBC a global leader in Banking, committed to provide such credit facilities, as the 'Official Bank".

EDEX is the pioneering higher education and careers exhibition in Sri Lanka organized by Royal College Union attracting the largest and most diverse number of local and overseas participants held annually in Colombo and Kandy. The 8th EDEX Expo will be held on January 22nd, 23rd & 24th 2011 at BMICH Colombo and on January 26th & 27th at the Kandy City Centre respectively under its theme for 2011, "Be Wise, EDEX-Wise."

Further details of the Expo can be obtained from the EDEX Secretariat, RCU Skills Centre, Royal College Union, Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel 3091086 & 5521497. Email info@edex.lk. website www.edex.lk

ICASL to be the Gold Sponsor at EDEX 8th Expo 2011

From left: Secretary ICASL - Aruna Alwis, Chairman Branding Committee ICASL - Channa Manoharan, Vice President ICASL - Sujeewa Rajapakse, President ICASL - Sujeewa Mudalige, Chairman EDEX - Kamal Abeysinghe, Asst Secretary EDEX - Mukhlis Ismail, Director EDEX Think Green - Kosala Gunawardena, Member Sponsorship Committee EDEX - Dilshan Wewalwala

The country's national professional Accounting body, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL), will be the Gold sponsor at EDEX 8th Expo 2011.

ICASL promotes business, finance and management studies in Sri Lanka, ensuring a high level of professional competence among the membership and students.

ICASL is the largest tertiary education establishment in the country, outside the university system with a student base of over 35,000. Its membership constitutes over 4,200 professional Accountants located here and globally. ICASL is the national premier accounting body and it contributes significantly to the country's national development in the accounting profession. ICASL's promotion of high standards in Accounting makes it mandatory for all companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka, to ensure compliance.

"Accountants play a major role in most of the large companies in Sri Lanka. Approximately 70 percent from the top 50 companies listed in the Colombo Stock Exchange has at least one member from the ICASL in their Board. Chartered Accountants are identified as upholding standards in the public interest, driving excellence and influencing decision makers in policy formulation and delivery", opines, Mr. Sujeewa Mudalige, President, ICASL.

"We want to attract the best students from the Commerce and non-Commerce streams. Our qualification attracts the best and the brightest, and must continue to do so. Next year alone we will be registering almost 10,000 new students. The way the accountancy profession is perceived is important; because it is vital we go on recruiting into our Institute the very high calibre of students. We have a lot to offer in terms of professional careers to the brightest students of this country. Accountancy is a global profession and we have a 'global outlook'. We think EDEX is an excellent medium to communicate our message to educate students in business, finance and management," he stated.

"The basics of business and ethical values are instilled in our students from the very beginning by virtue of our requirement for practically based training to become a member. It gives students a clear idea of what it means to be a Chartered Accountant and the chance to learn first-hand the ethical application of business practices in the training environment," he added.

"There is an increase in employment opportunities for Chartered Accountants in all sectors of the economy. Chartered Accountants are in high demand right now and play a pivotal role in shaping the nation's economic outlook. ICASL qualified accountants play a major role in some of the leading banking and insurance companies in the world," he concluded.

EDEX Chairman Kamal Abeysinghe acknowledging the sponsorship said, "In terms of upward social mobility, the future outlook of well-qualified Chartered Accountants seems very bright as a host of new opportunities are emerging for them in the horizon even globally. We are indeed very happy to welcome ICASL which has one of the largest student memberships in Sri Lanka as the 'Gold sponsor' of EDEX 8th Expo 2011."

The 8th EDEX Expo will be held on 22, 23 and 24 January 2011 at the BMICH Colombo and on 26 and 27 at the Kandy City Centre respectively. Further details of the Expo can be obtained from the EDEX Secretariat. Tel: 3091086 & 5521497. Email info@edex.lk. Website www.edex.lk

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is an official Silver sponsor at the EDEX 2011

From left: Director 365 Services - EDEX Pasan Wanigasekera, Secretary - Royal College Union Manju Ariyaratne, Chairman - EDEX Kamal Abeysinghe, Country Head Sri Lanka & India - CISI Arwa Tapia, Senior Business Development Manager CISI Brian Selvanayagam , Director Publications - EDEX Azim Rali

CISI is the leading examining, training and membership body for those working in the securities and investment industry, with over 40,000 members in 89 countries who benefit from its programme of professional and social events. Based in the City of London, CISI is a global organisation with representative offices in financial centres such as Dublin, Singapore, Dubai and Mumbai.

Recognising the demand for qualified and knowledgeable candidates to support Sri Lanka's financial services industry, it has recently opened an office in Colombo under the management of Arwa Tapia, Country Head – Sri Lanka and India and has recruited Brian Selvanayagam as Senior Business Development Manager for CISI Sri Lanka.

Arwa Tapia said: "We are delighted to be supporting EDEX Expo this year, bringing our qualifications and continuing professional development programmes to the Sri Lankan financial services community and helping the industry to build a world class reputation for excellence."

The CISI has also been working closely on a few educational initiatives with the Financial Services Academy of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka and the Centre for Banking Studies.

The CISI has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies (SLASSCOM) to focus on the promotion of its qualifications to SLASSCOM member firms working in the Sri Lankan financial services industry, particularly in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. This will help increase the number of qualified professionals available for the industry to take advantage of global opportunities in securities and investment domains.

Simon Culhane, Chartered FCSI, Chief Executive of the CISI said: "We are very pleased to be part of the developing Sri Lankan financial services sector by making our qualifications and membership available to the local talent pool to meet future industry challenges."

The CISI has also entered into partnerships with a number of training providers to provide high quality training support for CISI qualifications covering areas such as Risk, Wealth Management, Investment Management, Investment Operations, Islamic Finance and Corporate Finance.

EDEX Chairman, Kamal Abeysinghe, acknowledging the sponsorship stated "We are indeed very happy to note that programmes offered by CISI would address a 'skills gap' in the Financial Services Industry. It's also a boon to young people who are eager to join the industry with a globally recognised qualification adding further value to the range of choices, options and opportunities offered at EDEX Expo.

The 8th EDEX Expo will be held on 22, 23 and 24 January 2011 at the BMICH Colombo and on 26 and 27 January at the Kandy City Centre respectively. Web www.edex.lk

For further information on the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment contact Lora Benson, Head of Media, London UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7645 0662 / +44 (0)7801 521034 or lora.benson@cisi.org

ESOFT is the proud Platinum Sponsor for the second consecutive time at EDEX 2011

From left - Director Public Relations - EDEX, Sajeewa Lakmal, General Manager ESOFT, Nishan Sembacuttiaratchy, Managing Director/CEO - ESOFT, Dr Dayan Rajapakse, Chairman - EDEX, Kamal Abeysinghe, Secretary - Royal College Union, Manju Ariyaratne, Director Colombo Event - EDEX, Najmi Yoosuf,Deputy Chairman Expo - EDEX, Dilruk de Silva

ESOFT as a strategic partner of EDEX is endorsing the EDEX 2011 Expo for the second consecutive year as its Platinum sponsor.

ESOFT established in 2000, currently has 25 locations island-wide catering to both the urban and suburban youth, and has emerged as a leading professional ICT Education provider in Sri Lanka. ESOFT specialises in conducting classes for the BCS and BIT programmers in Sri Lanka.

The courses on offer cater to the demands of discerning students in the field of IT and are designed, keeping current trends in mind. The wide array of programmes which students can select include programming, web designing, multimedia, hardware, networking and Microsoft Certification, to name a few.

"Being the leading professional ICT education provider, we do not just want to attract potential students for our programmes but act responsibly. Our mission within the next 10 years is to achieve university status. We also aspire to contribute in making Sri Lanka a knowledge hub", stated Dr. Dayan Rajapakse, Managing Director/CEO.

ESOFT has many accolades to its name and claims to be the first in the Sri Lanka market to introduce the full-time BCS programme, on competitive subject areas such as hardware, web development, programming, etc.

"The flagship programme of ESOFT is its BCS Programme. We transformed the BCS programme and made it a fulltime one. BCS is equivalent to an honours degree. We generally encourage young school leavers to do full-time programmes, as they gain more", Ratnayake, opined.

Commenting on the reason for ESOFT selecting Platinum sponsorship at EDEX 2011, for the second year in a row, Dr. Dayan Rajapakse, stated, "EDEX higher education and careers expo has been the number one event in this category, and has created the relevant awareness to both students and parents about the products and services. We feel that EDEX is quite different, in that it is focused".

"We have seen some parents who have visited the exhibition EDEX two years ago, re-visiting the exhibition and making a final decision for their children in terms of an educational programme", he noted.

Notably, the Colombo and Kandy centres have been accredited for all three levels of the BCS Professional Examinations in IT, and the Kurunegala centre has also been accredited for the Certificate and Diploma stages.

ESOFT also functions as a Prometric Test Centre. Recently a spate of new branches have been opened island-wide, including in the North and East to facilitate the resurgence of e-learning, especially for youth who have been marginalised by the 30 year ethnic conflict, and are in search of new opportunities.

"In terms of offering job opportunities to IT qualified graduates, we take the onus to recruit our own students who have performed well and enroll them as assistant lecturers and then to the cadre of lecturer", Rajapakse emphasised.

Kamal Abeysinghe Chairman EDEX welcoming the sponsorship stated, "For 10 years, ESOFT has played a lead role in fulfilling a timely national need by providing an array of affordable IT courses of value and quality to our youth, enabling them to become competitive young adults. This is in line with our vision 'to empower Sri Lankan youth to be globally competitive.'

EDEX is the pioneering higher education and careers exhibition in Sri Lanka organized by Royal College Union attracting the largest and most diverse number of local and overseas participants held annually in Colombo and Kandy. The 8th EDEX expo will be held on January 22nd, 23rd & 24th 2011 at BMICH Colombo and on January 26th & 27th at the Kandy City Centre respectively under its theme for 2011, "Be Wise, EDEX-Wise". Further details of the EDEX Expo can be obtained from the EDEX Secretariat, RCU Skills Centre, Royal College Union, Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel 3091086 & 5521497. Email info@edex.lk web site www.edex.lk

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) to continue its' strategic partnership with EDEX

From left - Senior Assistant Secretary General - CCC, Ayoni Waniganayake, Secretary General/CEO-CCC, Harin Malwatte, Chairman- EDEX, Kamal Abeysinghe, Secretary- Royal College Union, Manju Ariyaratne, Advisor- EDEX, Nalin Goonewardene

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) the longest standing strategic partner of EDEX, has endorsed the 2011 Expo for the sixth consecutive time.

The CCC is a premier body for commerce and industry in the Asia-Pacific region, and is highly influential in governing activities aiming at economic development in Sri Lanka.

The Secretary General of CCC, Harin Malwatte stated that their chamber actively promotes competitiveness and growth in business and industry in Sri Lanka, and its HR objectives are similar to the EDEX vision of "empowering youth to be globally competitive".

"The EDEX exhibition has had a positive impact in directing the focus and re-defining the attitudes of youth, in making the correct choices in higher education and skills development, by affording the opportunity to meet and discuss their future in education and careers. The EDEX exhibition provides youth wider choices and options in education and technical training, to arm them with the right knowledge, qualifications and skills necessary to excel in their chosen careers," Malwatte said.

The CCC's Steering Committee on HR and Education works closely with the private sector and the state university system in guiding the youth to make the correct selections in careers. The CCC has been actively involved in offering equitable choices for youth who are unable to enter the main-stream universities, by mapping out 24 careers on video for their benefit.

"Today the local University system in Sri Lanka finds it difficult to provide the necessary higher education to a larger number of students. The slots available in the local universities are limited, even though there are a higher number of talented and intelligent students eligible for university entrance. The EDEX exhibition exposes them to world class education and training options which will lead to gainful employment, thereby creating youth who could gainfully contribute towards economic development of the country. By having two exhibitions in two locations, a larger group of youth has access to this facilities", Malwatte, noted.

Malwatte also commented that in terms of existing or new careers emerging in the market place, which are contributory to the new economic developmental goals of the Government, the BPO and KPO sectors offer many opportunities. In terms of emerging fields he noted that Nanotechnology will be an important emerging career for youth.

Malwatte asserted, "The CCC and EDEX are planning on inviting the private sector organizations to be present throughout the exhibition in Colombo and Kandy and provide advice to youth who have failed to enter the universities on possible careers, as well as opportunities of employment if possible."

'Our partnership will pave the way to bridge the 'expectation gap' among employers and jobseekers. Corporate establishments from multiple industries will be able to educate the jobseekers as to what they expect from new recruits. Whilst being exposed to diverse employment opportunities even school leavers can freely interact with prospective employers to understand their expectations." stated Kamal Abeysinghe, Chairman EDEX in acknowledgement.

EDEX is the pioneering higher education and careers exhibition in Sri Lanka organized by Royal College Union attracting the largest and most diverse number of local and overseas participants held annually in Colombo and Kandy. The 8th EDEX expo will be held on January 22nd, 23rd & 24th 2011 at B.M.I.C.H. Colombo and on January 26th & 27th at the Kandy City Centre respectively under its theme for 2011, "Be Wise, EDEX-Wise".

Further details of the Expo can be obtained from Ranjith Amarasinghe COO, EDEX Secretariat, RCU Skills Centre, Royal College, Colombo 7. Tel 301 90 86. Email info@edex.lk web site www.edex.lk

ICTA & EDEX partnership to continue for 8th EXPO 2011

From left: Treasurer - EDEX, Dilshan de Silva, Senior Program Head eSociety - ICTA, Chitrangani Mubarak, Reshan Dewapura, Chief Operating Officer - ICTA, Chairman - EDEX, Kamal Abeysinghe, Treasurer - Royal College Union, Lalith Cooray, Deputy Chairman Expo- EDEX, Dilruk de Silva

ICTA, will strengthen its relationship with EDEX Expo as a strategic partner for EXPO 2011, for the 4th consecutive time.

The Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) of Sri Lanka is the single apex body involved in ICT policy and direction for the nation. Wholly owned by the Government of Sri Lanka, ICTA is the implementing organization of the e-Sri Lanka Initiative. Major donors including the World Bank, fund a number of the Agency's initiatives.

ICTA's vision is to harness ICT as a lever for economic and social advancement, by taking the dividends of ICT to every village and to every citizen in Sri Lanka, will be complimented by the EDEX vision to "empower youth to be globally competitive".

"EDEX is the ideal fit in terms of ICTA's goals and objectives. ICTA can utilize the EDEX platform to leverage its aim to proliferate ICT for Sri Lanka's socio-economic development. It is also an excellent platform to create awareness of the potentiality in the IT/BPO industry", stated Reshan Dewapura, COO, ICTA.

ICTA having established the Nenasala Programme Island wide currently has an outreach of 601 canters, which benefit rural youth in upgrading their IT skills. The Nenasala programme is part of ICTA's objective to touch base with every citizen in terms of ICT awareness and the alliance with EDEX will further promote its vision of a prosperous e-Sri Lanka.

"EDEX 2011 will be instrumental in creating more awareness of the Nenasla programme, and how it can be used effectively in improving ICT literacy, plus showcasing ICT as a lucrative career. Most importantly the partnership with EDEX will direct and guide youth to availing themselves of the opportunities in the IT sector, thereby empowering them", Dewapura added.

"Partnership with ICTA helped us to expand our outreach to mostly the rural youth through the Nenasala network. We are indeed very happy to contribute towards bridging the 'information gap' between those seeking higher educational, skills development and employment opportunities from rural areas and such service providers in the Country" said Kamal Abeysinghe, Chairman - EDEX.

EDEX is the pioneering higher education and careers exhibition in Sri Lanka organized by Royal College Union attracting the largest and most diverse number of local and overseas participants held annually in Colombo and Kandy. The 8th EDEX Expo will be held on January 22nd, 23rd & 24th 2011 at BMICH Colombo and on January 26th & 27th at the Kandy City Centre respectively under its theme for 2011, "Be Wise, EDEX-Wise".

Further details of the Expo can be obtained from the EDEX Secretariat, RCU Skills Centre, Royal College Union, Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel 3091086 & 5521497. Email info@edex.lk web site www.edex.lk

SLASSCOM join forces with EDEX as a strategic partner for 8th Expo 2011

From left: Executive Director - SLASSCOM, Kshanika Ratnayaka , Head of SLASSCOM Capacity Forum - Nalina Wijesundara, Director/ General Secretary SLASSCOM, Madu Ratnayake, Chairman- EDEX, Kamal Abeysinghe, Secretary- Royal College Union, Manju Ariyaratne, Director Career Services - EDEX, Prabath Fernando

SLASSCOM (Sri Lanka Association of Software and Service Companies) has entered into a strategic partnership with EDEX for the first time for the forthcoming EDEX-2011 Expo.

SLASSCOM acts as the catalyst of growth for the Sri Lankan IT and BPO industry by facilitating trade and business, propagating education and employment, encouraging research and innovation, and by supporting the creation of a progressive national policy framework.

Sri Lankan IT/BPO industry is fast emerging as a key industry sector in Sri Lanka contributing $275million in export revenue and creating large number of professional jobs.

"EDEX is instrumental in helping youth, connect the dots and show them the options of how education and skills development lead to gainful employment." Madu Ratnayake, Director/General Secretary of SLASSCOM, opined.

"The exposure SLASSCOM is aiming for at EDEX 2011 is to primarily focus on creating awareness among youth in terms of the benefits of selecting IT as a lucrative career path. We also want to attract the youth by stressing that the BPO industry is one of the fastest growing and profitable industries in Sri Lanka generating highly paid professional jobs, and that there is potential to create a quality IT/BPO pool from the local market", Ratnayake added.

To facilitate the growth in the IT-BPO sector, SLASSCOM has also formed key forums namely; Capacity, HR, Global Trade, Domestic Trade, Quality, and the Policy Forum. This year two new initiatives in terms of creating a strong Sri Lankan expatriate linkage programme, and the setting-up of Centers of Excellence are being rolled out.

These initiatives will be strengthened further at EDEX EXPO, as it draws in thousands of youth, including IT savvy ones, who can benefit from the host of opportunities, opening windows of new learning, innovation and enterprise.

"At EDEX, we will also enlighten the students and parents on the wide array of options available in IT and BPO, and highlight the skills required that will empower them to increase their earning potential", Ratnayake said.

"SLASSCOM will thus use the EDEX platform to expand its outreach to the youth and to position Sri Lanka as a premier global sourcing destination, by harnessing the wealth of the country's youthful resources", Ratnayake, declared. He further stated that the SLASSCOM partnership with EDEX would not only fuel the quantity but draw in the desired quality personnel into the Sri Lankan IT-BPO pool.

Acknowledging the new partnership as a 'boon' to the aspiring youth, Kamal Abeysinghe, Chairman EDEX, stated that "SLASSCOM brings in another exceptional value addition to EDEX platform, widening the choices, options and opportunities on offer".

"Our youth certainly have the potential. With tremendous prospects in the global IT/BPO industry, Sri Lanka can leap frog into economic prosperity provided more school leavers develop competencies as well as an interest in meeting the entry requirements", stressed, Abeysinghe.

EDEX is the pioneering higher education and careers exhibition in Sri Lanka organized by Royal College Union attracting the largest and most diverse number of local and overseas participants held annually in Colombo and Kandy. The 8th EDEX expo will be held on January 22nd, 23rd & 24th 2011 at BMICH Colombo and on January 26th & 27th at the Kandy City Centre respectively under its theme for 2011, "Be Wise, EDEX-Wise".

Further details of the Expo can be obtained from the EDEX Secretariat, RCU Skills Centre, Royal College Union, Rajakeeya Mawatha, Colombo 7. Tel 3091086 & 5521497. Email info@edex.lk web site www.edex.lk

Be-wise! ...EDEX-wise!

EDEX 2011 - 8th Expo offers skills, training, academic solutions and beyond...

Colombo and Kandy, Sri Lanka - EDEX 2011, the premier national higher education and careers expo in Sri Lanka will be held on January 22nd, 23rd & 24th at B.M.I.C.H. followed by its twin exhibition at Kandy City Centre, Kandy on January 26th & 27th, 2011.

Organized by the Royal College Union for the 8th consecutive year, EDEX is the largest platform for local and foreign post-secondary educational service providers, skills development and training institutions and prospective employers to showcase their services and career pathways to thousands of visitors, mostly aspiring youth.

The vision of EDEX, "to empower Sri Lankan youth to be globally competitive" remains vibrant, meeting the demands of students, school leavers, teachers, parents, first time job-seekers as well as those underemployed.

Chairman of EDEX 2011, Kamal Abeysinghe opines, "Sri Lanka is aiming to increase the per capita income to US $ 4000 by 2015 and transform the economic landscape of the nation, to manufacturing and knowledge based services. In this backdrop one of the biggest challenges country faces will be to find competent Human Resources."

"It is natural for the youth with higher aspirations to seek out more lucrative economic opportunities, whilst the demand for a better educated workforce with market relevant skills is bound to grow in leaps and bounds. However, on the supply side, frustrations could be the inevitable outcome, if most of our youth lack the desired standards of education and skills to take up these new positions."

"There is an urgent need to focus on this emergent issue which can potentially result in dismal social ramifications unless addressed in a pro-active manner. Creating timely and equitable opportunities to bridge the education and skills gap ensuring quality and relevance is a prudent social imperative. It is heartening to note that the authorities have taken a number of positive steps in this direction," added Abeysinghe.

EDEX has been a pathfinder in youth empowerment, offering a blend of best in class choices, options and opportunities available locally and overseas in a single platform for right education and skills development leading to gainful employment. There is something for every young person who walks into the exhibition to reap its benefits, education-wise, skills-wise or career-wise," Abeysinghe emphasised.

World-class educational service providers from the West, Middle, South and Far East will be present to make spot admissions and facilitate pathways for eligible students to realize their dreams. Whilst EDEX 2010 attracted representatives from 26 countries, the growing enthusiasm among local service providers (some with foreign collaboration) is bound to create an array of more affordable and competitive opportunities locally. Even full and partial scholarships will be on offer in limited numbers to deserving students.

Career guidance and professional counseling are also on the cards enabling most relevant selections to take place.

With 'Green' becoming a rapid buzzword globally, the excitement initiated at the 2009 EDEX expo, in terms of green careers/jobs has grown exponentially. EDEX Think Green campaign aims to educate activate and engage youth towards sustainable living. Judging by the remarkable response from Green-stakeholders of EDEX 2010, the organizers hope to showcase numerous green initiatives for students and entrepreneurs alike to cash-in from 2011 'Green-Zone'.

The EDEX Careers portal has always been the virtual one stop platform for the visitors who aspire to reach greater heights in their careers. Even a new job aspirant can log in and file his/her CV online @ www.edex.lk free of charge. The website is also a partnered link to the millions of urban and rural youth who are connected by 'Schoolnet'-the intranet of the Ministry of Education and the 'Nesansala' of the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka. (ICTA)

EDEX 2011- 8th Expo has received renewed endorsements from the Presidential Secretariat, The Ministry of Education, The Ministry of Higher Education, The Ministry of Youth Affairs and The Ministry of Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion. The strategic partners for EDEX 2011 will be the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce(CCC), AMCHAM, ICTA and SLASSCOM, signifying its' relevance to multiple industry chambers and employers.

For participation and/or further information, please contact the EDEX Secretariat on 011 5521 497 or 011 3091 086. We invite you to visit www.edex.lk or e-mail us for any information on info@edex.lk (please type 'EDEX-2011' as the subject) or fax us on 011 2683 100.