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Monday, October 26, 2009 - 7.08 GMT |
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SLIM takes
marketing education to North |
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The Sri
Lanka
Institute
of
Marketing
(SLIM)
Education
Division
has
formed
an
alliance
with the
Jaffna
based
Internet
Information
Services
(IIS)
City
Campus
to
provide
marketing
education
to the
people
of the
Northern
Province.
Under
this
partnership,
students
in the
North
will get
the
opportunity
to start
a
professional
career
through
the
Preliminary
Certificate
in
Marketing
(PCM)
leading
up to
graduate
level
studies
and PG
Diploma
up to
the MBA.
This
provides
a
comprehensive
knowledge
in both
practice
and
theory
with the
ultimate
opportunity
to gain
a well
recognized
professional
qualification
in
marketing,
said
SLIM
President
Saliya
Weerasekara.
“As Sri
Lanka’s
national
body of
marketers,
our aim
is to
consistently
support
people
across
all
geographical
barriers
and
provide
them
with
opportunities
in the
marketing
profession.
The
enthusiasm
shown by
Jaffna
students
has
proved
that the
demand
for
marketing
education
in
northern
Sri
Lanka is
great.
We
undoubtedly
owe it
to the
youth of
our
country
to
rebuild
the
nation”,
he
added.
SLIM has
a
student
base of
over
10,000
and a
membership
of over
3000
vibrant
marketing
professionals.
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