SES experts help Lankan firms
Sri Lankan SME companies like to follow guidance provided by foreign
experts and this is a good trend for a developing country Senior
Experten Services (SES) Project Coordinator for Asia, Gudrun Imgrund
said.
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SES Project Coordinator for Asia, Gudrun Imgrund |
She said Sri Lanka has used the services of 21 SES experts last year
while India has obtained the services of only 35. Some of the companies
that have used SES services are Orange Electrical, Multi-Chemi
International, Royal Ceramics and star hotels such as Galadari, Kani
Lanka, Lihiniya Surf and Barberyn Reef Beruwela.
Several entrepreneurs involved in the SME sector have used the SES
personnel. She said the fact that there is a steady increase of their
employees working in Lanka is an indication that companies like to reach
international standards to compete globally.
The experts also advise local companies in international trade,
machinery and technological advancements. SES is a company funded by the
German public and deploys retired experts in engineering, technical, and
vocational training fields who are posted to assignments in various
countries.
Last year over 7,000 experts were posted all over the world with a
high ratio in China. Local Representative of SES., Kosala
Wickaramanayake said there is demand from local companies as there are
no professional charges.
"Its 70 per cent cheaper for local companies to employ SES experts
than hiring employed staff," he said. |
