The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (CMA) has signed an MOU with the Sri Lanka Association for Software Services Companies (SLASSCOM) to promote ICT and Knowledge Economy in the training of ICT and Accounting professionals.

The signing of this MOU will enable collaboration between member companies of SLASSCOM such as BPO and ICT companies with CMA Sri Lanka to train professionals required for these industrial sectors. This will set out the respective roles and responsibilities of the Parties in working cooperatively to further each other’s objectives for their mutual interests. Furthermore, one of the main focuses will be regional expansion creating focused industry-specific training and awareness of the global potential of the IT-BPM industry. Moreover, according to this agreement, both parties will work together to provide access to CMA professional e-based learning resources, training and development initiatives combined with job opportunities. In addition to that, to explore and create new pathways for students to further their education and enhance their careers in IT-BPM and BPM, a major foreign exchange earner to Sri Lanka. Through this mutual agreement, both organizations will explore other potential areas where cooperation would be of mutual benefit.

Image Caption : The President of CMA Sri Lanka Prof. Lakshman R. Watawala presents the MOU  to Mr Ashique M Ali Chairman-SLASSCOM, in Colombo on 16^th August  2022 in the presence of Mr Jehan Perimpanayagam, Mr. Shanaka Fernando, Ms Chaminda de Silva and Mr Eranga Wijayasinghe representing SLASSCOM Board and Management. Mr Kosala Dissanayake, Ms Sumudu Pagoda and Ms Jinandi Chandrarathne representing CMA Sri Lanka.