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| Friday, 23 July 2004 |
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Maliban marks 50 years with 5S to schoolchildren In celebration of 50 years of operation, Maliban has stepped up its role as a socially responsible corporate citizen to launch an innovative and effective training program to be launched in a selection of schools throughout the island. Backed by the Ministry of Education, this wholly Sri Lankan owned biscuit manufacturer has adopted the highly successful, Japanese created, 5S program, whereby individuals are taught to incorporate a sort, systemize, spic and span orderliness, store, and self-discipline philosophy into every area of their daily lives. Whilst this may sound a simple and trivial part of our existence, the success of this un-cluttering of the mind, workspace and home has been phenomenal. Participants have been found to be more productive in their work, increasingly considerate in their relationships, extra capable of maximising on their intellectual capacity and have overall adopted a more positive and dynamic outlook to their lifestyle. Principals of schools will be invited to apply for participation stating the reasons that they feel their school is eligible for the 5S program via media advertising. From these applications, a committee consisting of Maliban senior staff, representatives of the Ministry of Education, and the Training team of the 5S syllabus will interview 50 principals of schools, of which 25 will be selected to take part in this pilot program. Lal Fonseka, who has been trained in Japan, will lead the implementation of this program, which will require the involvement of teachers, parents and students. The implementation will commence in September and is anticipated to take place over a period of nine months for each school concurrently. |
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