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PUCSL launches free vocational qualification for electricians 

26 May 2021

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced yesterday (25) that it had launched a programme to provide National Vocational Qualification (NVQ 3 Level) free of charge to trained electricians islandwide in March.  This project is being carried out in collaboration with the National Vocational Training Authority and the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission. Accordingly, 2500 electricians covering all districts of Sri Lanka will be certified in the first phase. About 900 electricians in nine districts have already completed this training and are eligible to obtain the NVQ3 certificate.  “We launched this project from the Kurunegala District. We hope to complete this project very soon even in the midst of this Covid-19 pandemic, by very carefully adhering to all health regulations of the Government. Accordingly, action will be taken to issue NVQ3 certificates to 45,000 electricians within two years,” stated PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake.  Furthermore, due to the pandemic, the National Blood Bank has faced a situation of depleting blood reserves due to a lack of proper procedures to obtain the required blood. As per the special request of the National Blood Bank, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, with the assistance of islandwide electricians, commenced blood transfusion camps from Kurunegala today, it announced.  The previous camp was attended by 100 electricians and the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka expects to donate about 22,500 pints of blood to the National Blood Bank within the next two to three weeks through this islandwide blood donation campaign, Ratnayake said.  He added that the second blood donation campaign is scheduled to be held in Marawila with the participation of 100 electricians.  “Accordingly, we, with the assistance of these electricians, will take immediate steps to meet the blood needs of the blood bank. Further information on these blood donation camps can be obtained by calling 0764271030. Updates can also be obtained by contacting the Commission’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/pucsl, and its website, www.pucsl.gov.lk,” he said.


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