The Fireside Chat that happened on 09.12.2023 was a resounding success. The President of CIPM, Mr. Ken Vijayakumar and the Vice President, Mr. Priyantha Ranasinghe led a dynamic and insightful engaging conversation. The success of this Fireside Chat was made possible by the virtual participation of the corporate members and physical participation of the members of the Executive Council, Past Presidents of CIPM, Mr. U.A.C. Obeyesekere (CEO of CIPM), Mr. Ajith R De Costa, Mr. Rohitha Amarapala and Prof. Ajantha Dharamasiri and the HODs of CIPM.

Mr. Vijayakumar provided valuable insights into the current activities of CIPM and shared his vision for the future. A special thank you to Mr. Priyantha Ranasinghe, Vice President of CIPM, for moderating the session skillfully and ensuring a smooth flow of the conversation.

Stay tuned for more exciting events and initiatives for the CIPM Members.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management set up another milestone on 8 December 2023 with the launch of the Examiner Competency Framework. This progressive initiative by CIPM aims to improve the quality of its graduates further by strengthening the assessment process of the study programs that CIPM offers. The ECF program is focused on developing the competencies of the examiner pool of CIPM.
The launching ceremony, which was held at CIPM HR House Auditorium, was graced by the President of CIPM, Mr. Ken Vijayakumar, and Vice President of CIPM, Mr. Priyantha Ranasinghe; Honorary Secretary of CIPM, Col. Saman Jayawickrama, Chairperson – Professional, Academic Affairs Technical Committee, Dr Heather Fernando, Chief Executive Officer of CIPM Mr. U.A.C Obeyesekere,  Director of Professional and Academic Affairs Mr. G.  Weerathunga,  Director Operations Ms. Himali Dassanayake, ECF Lead Resource Person Dr Rasika Priyankara, Council Members, Members of the Professional Academic Affairs Technical Committee and lecturers and examiners of CIPM.

The Great HR Quiz 2023, organized by CIPM Sri Lanka, ended on a high note, with Siam City Cement Lanka Ltd taking the Overall CIPM Great HR Quiz 2023 Champion Trophy. IFS R&D International (Pvt) Ltd grabbed the 1st Runner-up Trophy, while Ansell Lanka (Pvt) Ltd won the 2nd Runner-up Trophy.

The highly anticipated event for the HR community was held on November 29th at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo.

A total of 65 teams from both public and private sector companies enthusiastically took part in the event. The event was a lively and interactive quiz, featuring a special digital response device on each team’s table.

We were honored to have Mr. Nalin Karunaratne, Director/CEO of Ceylon Biscuits Ltd, as our Chief Guest, and Mr. Anura Siriwardena, Executive Director of Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd, as our Guest of Honour. We were also pleased to have Mr. Ken Vijayakumar, President of CIPM, along with the office bearers, executive council members, past presidents, and the senior management and staff of CIPM in attendance.

The panel of judges for the event included renowned Senior Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri, Mr. Dhammika Fernando, and Prof. A. Sarveswaran. Mr. C. Hewapattini served as the Quiz Master. We are grateful to Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Ltd and PickMe for being the strategic sponsors, and Wild Drift for joining with us for this exciting event.