The company conducts its workshop ‘Kelani Visura’ (electrical technicians’ golden welfare service) in regard to laying wires in electrical systems for apprentices and technicians throughout the island as a CSR program.
Two 'Kelani Visura' programs were conducted in Gnanam hotel in Jaffna and Nellie hotel in Vavunia recently where building construction work is being done greatly at present. The two programs were attended by 250 electricians from these vicinities.
Newest methods and techniques used in developed countries on the subject of laying wires in electrical systems are taught to apprentices and technicians through 'Kelani Visura'. Further, under this CSR program Kelani Cables gear technical officers and professional electricians scattered in the island with the industry-specific latest techniques.
The programs in Jaffana and Vavunia were conducted by Mr. Anopradeepan, of the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) who is an assessor for the whole island. Technicians who attended the program were taught; how to fix plug-points and switches taking into account the distance and nature of the house/building, select wires to suit the number of lamps, laying of wires and other areas pertaining to the subject.
These fully fledged one day workshops which were inclusive of food and refreshments saw presentation of certificates and a gift to the participants at the conclusion.
The significance of ‘Kelani Visura’ program conducted by the Kelani Cables is, gearing every participant with the ability to draw an electrical wire-laying plan of a house or a building during the session. Thus a particular technician becomes a person who could rub shoulders with others in this competitive field.
Kelani Cables was able to reach the milestone of training 15,000 technicians by the end of 2013. Thus now Kelani Visura (electrical technicians’ golden welfare service) has become the top-of-the-mind training workshop aimed at training novices and technicians throughout the island.
Kelani Cables has done a yeomen service to the nation by conducting training programs for budding electrical technicians of the districts such as Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Vavunia, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kalmunai, Ampara and Monaragala, the locales which suffered most due to the separatist war.
Kelani Cables PLC brand development manager Mr. Channa Jayasinghe expressing views at the workshops said, the company treats this CSR program as an investment made for the benefit of the new breed of electrical technicians.
“As the company which is produced premium electrical and communication cables under the theme of 'Wayar nam Kelani' this time we selected Jaffna and Vavunia for Kelani Visura workshops for a valid reason. Presently construction work is being done at great momentum in these areas. Thus the electrical technicians who involve in these projects need to have a competitive knowledge of the subject. Kelani Visura gears them perfectly to face this challenge by inducing them with world-class knowledge. Kelani Visura’s popularity among the novices and electricians throughout the island is a value addition to this generous CSR program of Kelani Cables”, said Mr. Jayasinghe.
Kelani Cables PLC is a 100% Sri Lankan owned company serving the nation for 45 years manufacturing electrical and communications cables. In the SLIM Brand Excellence 2012 Kelani Cables PLC was awarded Bronze Award in the category of Excellence Business Brand. In the recently concluded SLIM Brand Excellence 2013 the company won Gold Award for Best Brand of the year and Kelani Cables was the first company won the Gold Award in that category. Kelani Cables PLC won the gold for the Best Entry Kit from 127 Entries for this year SLIM Brand Excellence Awards. Kelani Cables is the proud recipient of ISO 9000:2008 for quality, ISO 14001:2004 for better environment management and gold winner of Taiki Akimoto 5S award in 2007. As well as Kelani Cables won the CNCI Achiever of Industrial Excellence – Crystal Award in 2008.
