ESOFT Computer Studies

ESOFT Metro Campus
Private Limited Liability Company
Industry Education and Training
Founded Colombo (June 26, 2000 (2000-06-26))
Founder Dayan Rajapakse
Headquarters 235, Galle Road, Colombo 4, Sri Lanka
Area served
 Sri Lanka
Key people

Dayan Rajapakse (MD)

Nishan Sembacuttiaratchy (CEO)
Website www.esoft.lk

ESOFT Metro Campus (previously known as ESOFT Computer Studies) is a private sector educational institute or college located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It offers academic and professional qualifications in Computing, Business & Management, Engineering, Hospitality and English. Established in the year 2000, the company today has 45 branches nationwide. It is headed by Dr. Dayan Rajapakse.[1]

Early years

ESOFT was established in the 2000 at Kirilapone (which is suburban area of Colombo, Sri Lanka), and initially offered training services for students that were preparing for the BCS (UK) Professional Examinations.[2] They subsequently moved to their present location in Bambalapitiya (Colombo) which is a hub for IT training in Sri Lanka .

Programmes

Programmes taught at ESOFT Metro Campus are organised into five schools or divisions. These are: School of Computing, School of Business, School of Engineering and Technology, School of Hospitality Management and the Language Academy.

School of Computing

Degree programmes available at the ESOFT School of Computing include the Bachelors in Information Technology (BIT) awarded by the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) and the BSc (Hons) in Computing and BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering awarded by the London Metropolitan University.

Students can also opt to follow professional qualifications such as the Certificate, Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma (PGD) awarded by the British Computer Society (BCS - Chartered Institute of IT) and the BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing and Systems Development awarded by Edexcel.

In addition, ESOFT also conducts several vendor certification programmes including those for Microsoft, Cisco and Oracle.[3]

School of Business

The ESOFT School of Business conducts classes for both Bachelors and Masters level Business Administration qualifications awarded by the London Metropolitan University.

Students can also opt to follow professional qualifications such as the BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Management awarded by Edexcel.[4]

School of Engineering and Technology

The ESOFT School of Engineering and Technology conducts classes for both Bachelors and Masters level qualifications in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering and Construction Management. These are awarded by the Kingston University London.[5]

School of Hospitality Management

The ESOFT School of Hospitality Management offers professional qualifications such as the BTEC HNDs in Travel and Tourism Management and Hospitality Management awarded by Edexcel.

Language Academy

The language academy offers Pearson Assured courses in both academic and professional English.

Recognition

Although ESOFT started teaching for the BCS Exams in 2000, ESOFT was designated as an Accredited Course Provider of the BCS in the year 2008, in recognition of the standards that are maintained in the course delivery.[6] ESOFT is the only organisation in the world to be accredited for all three levels of the BCS Higher Education Qualifications (as at November 2010).[6] ESOFT has also produced several prize winners (high achievers) over the past few years for the BCS and BIT programmes [7]

The University of Moratuwa has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ESOFT appointing it as a Collaborative Partner for offering the Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) External Degree. Such an appointment is made after an extensive evaluation process and ESOFT is one of only three such partners to be appointed.[8][9] ESOFT currently conducts the BIT programme in Colombo, Kandy, Kurunegala, and Jaffna. As of 2011, the University of Moratuwa has stopped conducting the programme online and is working purely via the partner mode.

Edexcel (UK) has Accredited ESOFT to conduct the Higher National Diploma (HND) Programmes in Computing since 2009 and Business Management since 2010.[10]

Partnerships & Affiliations

CSR Activities

ESOFT is involved in several Corporate Social Responsibility activities and one of the most recent is their platinum level sponsorship of the Edex 2011 Education and Careers Expo held in January 2011.[17] ESOFT also has a Mobile Unit - a bus fitted with 20 workstations - which is sent to rural areas and to schools to provide positive experiences to students who may not have even seen or used a computer before.[18]

As of 2012, ESOFT has been a co-sponsor of the Royal College Blue & Gold Hockey 7's Tournament which is organised with the participation of school teams from around the nation [19][20][21][22][23]

In 2015, ESOFT started the E-Thilina project in partnership with Sirasa TV. The aim of the project was to donate complete computing labs to deserving and rural schools so as to provide children with the opportunity to learn IT/ICT at an early age. The project was continued into the year 2016 as well. Each lab consists of a minimum of 8 modern networked PC's along with a Laser Printer. Tables and Chairs and Carpeting are also provided, with the complete cost borne by ESOFT. Sirasa TV provides coverage via their media network.[24][25]

ESOFT has also partnered with the Ranaviru Seva Authority of the State Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Defence to offer scholarships and savings on course fees for members of the Armed Forces and their families. The special loyalty card is known as Virusara Privilege, and was launched by H.E. the President Maithripala Sirisena.[26][27]

Awards

Branching Out

ESOFT started expanding into regional areas in 2005 and then launched the Accelerated Expansion Project (AEP) to increase the total number of branches to 27 by the end of the year 2010, with more branches being opened thereafter

Serial No Branch Location Date Established
1 Colombo 2000
2 Kurunegala 2005
3 Kandy 2006
4 Battaramulla 2006
5 Kotahena 2006 (closed in 2009)
6 Anuradhapura 2006
7 Matara 2008
8 Piliyandala 2008
9 Negombo 2008
10 Jaffna 2009
11 Nelliady 2009
12 Batticaloa 2009
13 Bandarawela 2010
14 Nawalapitiya 2010
15 Kilinochchi 2010
16 Chavakachcheri 2010
17 Matale 2010
18 Embilipitiya 2010
19 Ja-Ela 2010
20 Galle 2010
21 Kalmunai 2010
22 Kiribathgoda 2010
23 Kegalle 2010
24 Vavuniya 2010
25 Mannar 2010 (closed in 2013)
26 Polonnaruwa 2010
27 Wattala 2010
28 Wennappuwa 2010
29 Minuwangoda 2011
30 Monaragala 2011
31 Kuliyapitiya 2011
32 Gampaha 2011
33 Hatton 2011
34 Nittambuwa 2011 (closed in 2013)
35 Homagama 2011
36 Hambanthota 2011
37 Ratnapura 2011
38 Nugegoda 2012
39 Katubedda 2013
40 Chilaw 2013
41 Kekirawa 2013
42 Badulla 2013
43 Kalutara 2013
44 Ambalangoda 2013
45 Panadura 2013
46 Narammala 2013
47 Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2016
48 Tangalle 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Sandella -Iridha". Lankadeepa.lk. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  2. ↑ "ESOFT Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd". Educationguidesrilanka.com. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  3. ↑ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090614/Education/ed719.html
  4. ↑ http://www.educationtimes.lk/print-edition-1/1679-undergraduate-and-postgraduate-business-degrees-at-esoft-school-of-business
  5. ↑ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/130825/education/engineering-degrees-at-esoft-via-kingston-university-uk-58815.html
  6. 1 2 "ESOFT Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd. | Sri Lanka | Find a course provider | Course providers | Higher Education Qualifications | Professionals | Qualifications, Training, Careers | BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT". BCS. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  7. ↑ "Sunday Times of 2011-09-11". sundaytimes.lk. 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-09-14.
  8. ↑ "CODL:University of Moratuwa :BIT Mode of Study". Codl.lk. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  9. ↑ "Sunday Times of 2010-10-28". sundaytimes.lk. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  10. ↑ "ESOFT launches the World recognised Edexcel HND". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  11. ↑ "ESOFT - Sri Lanka's only Accredited course provider for BCS". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  12. ↑ "ESOFT launches the World recognised Edexcel HND". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  13. ↑ "ESOFT offers University of Moratuwa BIT External Degrees". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  14. ↑ "Earn your University of Moratuwa BIT External Degree via ESOFT". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  15. ↑ "Degree from London Metropolitan University in UK: With part Scholarship for students who missed university entrance". EducationTimes.lk. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  16. ↑ "ESOFT Metro Campus introduces new degree from London Metropolitan University". DailyNews.lk. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
  17. ↑ "ESOFT Platinum Sponsor at EDEX 2011 | Youth Mirror". Print.dailymirror.lk. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
  18. ↑ "ESOFT mobile IT bus imparts basic ICT knowledge, practical training". dailynews.lk. 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  19. ↑ "Fifty eight boys schools and girls schools in Blue and Gold Hockey Sevens". sundayobserver.lk. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  20. ↑ "Blue and Gold Hockey Sevens October 12–13". nation.lk. 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  21. ↑ "Hockey: Royal's bid to take the game forward through Blue and Gold 7s". sundaytimes.lk. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  22. ↑ "Defending champions Royal remain unbeaten". island.lk. 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  23. ↑ "Royal hits hat-trick win in Blue and Gold Hockey Sevens". ft.lk. 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
  24. ↑ "ESOFT-Sirasa E-Thilina donates third successive fully-fledged computer lab". ft.lk. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  25. ↑ "ESOFT-Sirasa E-Thilina donates computer lab to Rikillagaskada Vidyakara Maha Vidyalaya". ft.lk. 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  26. ↑ "Virusara Privilege". virusara.gov.lk. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  27. ↑ "Virusara Privilege Card Launched in Grand Ceremony at Temple Trees". army.lk. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  28. ↑ "ESOFT recognised with an award by Edexcel UK". sundaytimes.lk. 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  29. ↑ "ESOFT recognised for Business Excellence in Education Services". island.lk. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  30. ↑ "ESOFT recognised for Business Excellence in education services". dailynews.lk. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
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