HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 HUMAN RESOURCES, ADMINISTRATION, AND FINANCE 7.1. Staff development programmes Since the tenure of the current Commission began, HRCSL has strived to develop professional excellence and capacity of the staff. The Commission understands that institutional excellence is essential to respond effectively to violations of human rights and promote human rights. Therefore, the staff of both the head office and regional offices is encouraged and required to benefit from the many training opportunities available, both locally and internationally, to improve their professionalism, efficiency, understanding of challenges, and the ability to utilize their skills to provide assistance to the communities they serve. 7.1.1 Local training opportunities ▪ An awareness-raising session on procurement procedures was held for the benefit of the relevant staff of the HRCSL in January 2018. The Secretary General of the National Procurement Committee was a resource person, making the session a resounding success. ▪ A lecture titled “New Election Law and Operation thereof” was delivered by Mr.Mahinda Deshapriya, Chairman, Elections Commission of Sri Lanka on 17 January 2018 to enhance the knowledge of the staff on election laws. ▪ A two-day Training Programme on computer literacy for the Inquiries and Investigation staff was held on 25-26 July, 2018. The objective was to enhance the computer literacy of the relevant staff who are increasingly called upon to communicate and work using 94