EFC AWARDING CEREMONY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

June 28, 2024

EFC AWARDING CEREMONY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Ninety-seven persons with disabilities received certificates at the EFC Awarding Ceremony held at the Moven Pick Hotel in April 2024 for successfully completing certificates courses conducted by The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, Specialised Training & Disability Resource Centre. 29 training courses are conducted by Manique Gunaratne to develop skills of persons with disabilities.

Established in 1929, the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) is the national employers’ organisation in Sri Lanka. Over the years, the EFC has committed to adapt to the requirements of a dynamic membership to promote productive employment and social harmony.

The network on Disability was formed by the EFC with the objective of facilitating employment and training opportunities for persons with disabilities in the private sector. Officially launched in 1999, the initiative was supported by the International Labour Organisation. Since then, the network is actively serving its purpose by strengthening the link between organisations dealing with disability related issues, business community and persons with disabilities.

The Specialised Training & Disability Resource Centre was established in 2009 with the objective of training people with diverse disabilities and developing their employability skills. The EFC plays a key role in advocacy and lobbying for the rights of persons with diverse disabilities and the aim is to promote inclusive economic development in all parts of the country thus creating long term #sustainable #employment and #livelihoods for persons with disabilities.

We promote equal opportunity employment by helping organisations to create equal space to employ persons with disabilities and ensure inclusivity by offering a variety of disability sensitisation programmes. We do:

Preparation of communication materials such as Leaflets, Brochures, Flyers, Notices in Braille, Large print, Audio, Accessible e-copies in Sinhala, Tamil and English and provide sign language interpretation in video format.
Undertake audits to give recommendations on how to create a barrier free environment to enable access for all.
Consultancy on how to make your website accessible to make the concept ‘Internet for All’ a reality.
Consultancy on Reasonable Accommodation.
Advise and support projects related to mobile apps and assistive devices that improve quality of life of persons with disabilities.
Certificate programmes are designed and offered free of charge to persons with disabilities who are willing to improve themselves to join the labour market or start their own venture. The courses are accredited by the Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission (TVEC), and we are the only accredited Cisco Academy for persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka.