SLASSCOM signs MOU with Association of Human Resource Professionals

SLASSCOM, Sri Lanka’s national chamber for the IT/BPM industry, recently signed an MOU with the Association of Human Resource Professionals (AHRP) in an effort to tie in the world of HR with that of technology. 

Overall, this MOU will see both SLASSCOM and the AHRP helping companies in Sri Lanka gain greater value through the fusion of technology and human resources.

The AHRP is the only professional network of practicing HR professionals in Sri Lanka, boasting a 20-year history. It has made significant contributions to uplifting the standards of the HR profession in the country through a host of initiatives and interventions over the years. The organisation works towards being a catalyst in building the nation’s human talent, sharing the latest best practices amongst the member fraternity and offering a world-recognised professional certification for HR practitioners in the country through the partnership with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world’s largest HR organisation. 

This ties in with SLASSCOM’s long-term goal of uplifting the country’s economy, specifically through the IT/BPM industry. As such, through this MOU, both entities will empower people to be productive with technology, creating lasting value for the workforce and the organisation. Utilising their collective expertise, both entities will jointly organise events and collaborate on workshops that create capacity on niche skills that are in demand in the IT/BPM industry. They will also facilitate the provision of relevant experts to conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and tap into one another’s networks of professional and industry contacts to support mutual objectives.

Present at this event were SLASSCOM Chairperson Sandra De Zoysa, AHRP President Ishan Dantanarayana, AHRP Senior Vice President Chandana Wijayanama, SLASSCOM HR Forum Director Shehani Seneviratne, AHRP Vice President Partnerships Oshana Dias, SLASSCOM Executive Director Chaminda De Silva along with other key personnel of both entities.  

The pandemic has seen the rise and fall in the importance of various services, out of which technology and digital transformation and HR-related services that include talent management, have in particular experienced a robust boost in their pertinence. As such, organisations are transforming and emerging from the pandemic to more fully become social enterprises, promising workers greater belonging without compromising individuality, job security through reinvention and new opportunities from uncertainty.