Sri Lanka, April 1 -- A discussion on expanding foreign employment opportunities for retiring Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel in the shipping and marine sector was held in Colombo on Monday (30), co-chaired by Defence Deputy Minister Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara, and Ports and Civil Aviation Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku.Beaches & Islands
The discussion focused on the lack of internationally recognised professional qualification certificates required for employment in the global maritime industry and the need to establish a mechanism to help retiring Naval personnel obtain such qualifications.
Attention was drawn to the large number of highly trained and efficient personnel leaving the Navy each year with valuable tec...