Oxford College of Business the premier Business School in Sri Lanka was placed at the helm of success at the 15 CNCI Achiever Industrial Excellence Awards organized by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries. The award ceremony took place at the Galadari hotel on 18th August 2016 and was graced by many distinguished guests from industries in manufacturing and service sectors in Sri Lanka. Oxford College of Business emerged victorious, winning the Silver Award – Service (National Level) in the Small Category for the third consecutive time.
Sharing his thoughts on Oxford College of Business’s astounding success at the CNCI Achiever Awards, Director/CEO of Oxford College of Business Malindu Ranasinghe said, “I give all glory and honor to Christ Jesus alone for this great achievement. We are indeed very proud to be recognized as the silver award winner at the 15 CNCI Awards. This achievement would have not been possible without great staff which God has bless our esteemed organization with. We are a trusted business school and a higher educational provider in the country. All of our undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programs are offered by some of the best universities in the world. We have come a long way to achieve growth in the overall performance of the business school by introducing unique methods of learning, new programs which are new to their categories and have made improvements to students learning experience based on student suggestions and feedback. We maintain and adhere to strict quality control measures in all areas of service and these have resulted in enhancing the overall performance of Oxford College of Business.
The CNCI Achiever Industrial Excellence Awards is held annually to recognize the operational and manufacturing excellence achieved by local enterprises in the industry, manufacturing and service sectors. It is renowned in the local arena as a benchmark of operational excellence and is highly regarded as one of the greatest fetes a manufacturer could achieve in the local arena. The awards are presented after reviewing the applicants’ performances under a criterion that includes the following aspects; value addition, productivity, employment statistics, welfare and incentives to employees, corporate planning, research and development, quality assurance, environmental and social responsibilities and industrial and occupational health and safety.
Strengthening its vision as “South Asia’s largest undergraduate and postgraduate business school providing quality education using the most up to date business techniques and theories” Oxford College of Business has received many awards and accolades in 2016 alone which includes: Silver Award National Level in the Service – Small Category, at the Achievers Industrial Excellence Awards 2015 presented by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI), listed as one of the top 25 companies to work for in 2016 by Great Place to Work Institute in partnership with Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and LMD Magazine. Oxford College of Business also won the Silver Award where it was adjudged the Best in the Small Sized Enterprise Category (50-200 Employees), by Great Place to work institute and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. Oxford College of Business was named the winner of the Social Empowerment Award at the Asia Responsible Entrepreneurship Award (AREA) 2016 for its outstanding and exemplary achievements in social and responsible entrepreneurship across Asia. With over 300 CSR projects identified from all over Asia and judged over a period of 6 months, the “Out of Darkness” CSR initiative carried out by Oxford College of Business was one of the 59 winners selected in ASIA.
Oxford College of Business has certainly revolutionized the higher education industry in this country with its unique style of teaching and dedication towards quality education. Today Oxford College of Business is the only education provider in the country to hold the triple international certification of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 which shows the Business School’s commitment and dedication to quality education delivered in an environment conducive for an optimum learning experience. At Oxford College of Business education is delivered with a view of students consistently absorbing new knowledge using the most up to date teaching techniques, enabling respective students to create value at every level of any business.