6.3.2
Training of Staff by other Institutions
Members of the staff of the Commission took part in the following workshops conducted by the
Skills Development Fund of the Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry.
44 Management Assistants participated in the workshop held on 24.01.2013 on skills
development of Management Assistants.
In addition, two staff members of the Administration Division participated in the programme on
the government procurement procedure.
The Acting Director, Administration and Finance participated in a two day workshop Human
Resource Management for human resource development professionals, held on 14.10.2013 and
15.10.2013.
Subject officers were provided a training on purchasing and storage on 28.01.2013 at
the Building and Engineering Training Centre of the Ministry of Engineering Services.
A workshop was held for the employees on 02.08.2013 on management methods which was
jointly organized with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. Dr. Sunil
Wijesiriwardhana contributed as a resource person.
6.3.3
Trainings conducted by the Commission
Training on Investigations
Investigations of the Human Rights Commission are mainly carried out in respect of Fundamental
Rights. It is therefore, important to have a wide knowledge on the role played by the Police in
investigations. Retired DIG and Attorney-at-Law Mr,Amarasingha, who is a resource person with a
lot of experience delivered a lecture on 13.09.2013 and 14.09.2013 on criminal investigations
conducted by the police. This provided an insight to the staff on how to conduct an impartial
investigation and how the activities of the Police should be monitored to protect human rights.
Training on National Inquiries
A workshop on the procedure of holding a national inquiry on matters relating to human rights
according to the international standards, was held on 02.07.2013 & 04.07.2013 under the
sponsorship of the Human Rights Unit of the Commonwealth Secretariat.
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