Harsha Siyambalapitiya
“Sri Lanka needs more youth with ICT skills in order to build an ICT industry of US$ 1 billion. The career guidance program organized parallel to Mini Infotel regional ICT exhibition is a step in the right direction to create awareness among students of Subaragamuwa Province.” Said Harsha Siyambalapitiya , member of Sabaragamuwa provincial council. Mr Harsha Siymbalapitiya delivering the chief guest’s speech ICT career guidance program inaugurating organized by Federation of IT insudtry Sri Lanka (FITIS) and ICTA at St Joseph’s Girls School Keaglle. He further said that Mini Infotel has brought ICT to Kegalle and people in the area will benefit from the cutting edge ICT experience showcased by country’s leading ICT companies.
Mostly parents prefer their children to be a Doctor, Engineer, Lawyer or accountant. But if they know about the salaries of IT professionals they will surely encourage their children to become an IT professionals. Therefore these career guidance sessions are very importation to educate students of this new career opportunity. And in ICT fraternity it is not difficult to get a qualification and start a career. Unlike in medical, engineering or legal profession where getting admission to professional course is so difficult as there is one law college, few medical faculties or engineering faculties. However in ICT fraternity obtaining a qualification at various levels and obtaining job to suit that qualification is possible. Because ICT skills are rare. Hence students who participate in Infotel career guidance sessions are very privileged. They are opening their eyes to ICT industry with vast potential for career development.
As we know India has a massive ICT industry and Indian youth have immensely benefited from it. It is ICT industry which has indirectly developed other industries such as auto industry in India. We see village girls even in remote areas of Sabaragamuwa ride scooters from India. But fact of the matter is that lot of Indian industries such as scooter industry boomed as a result of new demand created by youth employed in ICT industry in India.
