Annual Report 2005 - Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka
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Training & DevelopmentResearch Staff• Thusitha Kumara participated in a DiplomaProgramme on Universalizing Socio-economicSecurity for the Poor at the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Social<strong>Studies</strong>, The Hague, The Netherlands fromJanuary to March.• Apsara Threiratnam participated in thetraining programme on Practical Aspects <strong>of</strong>Consumer Affairs Authority organized by theAssociation <strong>of</strong> Corporate Lawyers in April.• Thusitha Kumara attended the Modeling and<strong>Policy</strong> Impact Analysis Advanced TrainingWorkshop organized by IDRC, Canada and IPSat the <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> InformationTechnology, 9-10 June.• Nisha Arunatilake attended the advancedtraining workshop on “Assessment <strong>of</strong> PovertyImpact <strong>of</strong> Public Programmes” organized byIDRC, Canada and IPS at the <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong><strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Information Technology, 11-12June.• Ganga Tilakaratna participated in the BoulderMicr<strong>of</strong>inance Training Programme organizedby the International Training Centre <strong>of</strong> theInternational Labour Organization (ILO),Turin, Italy, 25 July - 12 August.• Jagath Dissanayake participated in a workshopon Social Science Research organized by theNational Science Foundation, <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>, 25-26November.• Asha Gunawardena participated in theRegional Advance Training Course onEconometrics organized by South AsiaNetwork for Development and EnvironmentalEconomics, 8 -10 December.• Amrit Rajapakse continued with hisPostgraduate Diploma in EconomicDevelopment at the University <strong>of</strong> Colombo.• Dilhani Marawila continued her M. PhilDegree in Agricultural Economics at the PostGraduate <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, University<strong>of</strong> Peradeniya.• Jayanthi Thennakoon commenced her MastersDegree in Economics at the Department <strong>of</strong>Economics, University <strong>of</strong> Peradeniya.• Manoj Thibbotuwawa commenced his MastersDegree Agricultural Economics at the PostGraduate <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> Agriculture, University<strong>of</strong> Peradeniya.Support Staff• Dhanuja David attended the workshop onTransforming Thoughts at CIMA, <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>Division on 17 January.• P.U.K. Rajasiri and A.G. Amarasena attendedthe workshop on Driving Excellence atINTRAD <strong>Institute</strong> on 25 January.• Renuka Wijekoon attended the trainingprogramme on Vehicle Knowledge & VehicleMaintenance at INTRAD <strong>Institute</strong> on 30March.• Deepika Nawawickrema attended a 5 daytraining course on Computing Service –Upgrade and Maintenance <strong>of</strong> PC Systems atthe University <strong>of</strong> Colombo in May.• Nandaka Pothuwewa and Indika Siriwardenaattended the training programme onPersonality Development and RealisticThinking at the <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> GovernmentAccounts & Finance, 14-15 May.• G. Dharmasiri attended a workshop on VehicleMaintenance, Safe and Scientific DrivingResponsibilities and Good Attitudes atINTRAD <strong>Institute</strong>, 16 June.38__________ <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2005</strong>
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