Recently the Fusion’s business Promotion Officer, Ms. Dilini Gunasekera, conducted a workshop for the SRTAC Village Information Centre (VIC) operators on conducting computer training course for the community through the VIC. Fusion’s Tele-Centre Family (TCF) program has prepared standard ICT course material for village Tele-centre operators to develop their ICT capacity. During the workshop Ms. Dilini presented necessary activities that should be followed by a Tele-centre operators to make their VICs more sustainable, ICT service oriented and profitable. Special attention was given regarding business planning and income, expense, and depreciation monitoring for the VICs. Ms. Dilini also provided Course materials to participants to initiate the following courses,
1). Kids 1st Stage = Bronze level
2). Kids 2nd Stage = Silver level
3). Kids 3rd Stage = Gold level
4). Diploma in Computer Application
It was assessed that all VIC operators already had the capacity to start Kids courses in the village, but they are still unable to start Diploma in Computer Application. A decision was made to support interested VIC operators to train for the National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Certificated in ICT courses conduct by National Apprenticeship and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA).