John Keells Foundation launched `Skill into Progress (SKIP)’ – a new initiative to support the upskilling of identified supplier groups of the John Keells Group to enhance their standard and quality of service and thereby income opportunities in a post-pandemic environment.

The inaugural session of ‘SKIP’ was held on 6th July 2020, at John Keells Head Office in Colombo 02 and on 28th July 202 at Cinnamon Wild, Yala with the introduction of a customised programme to enhance the English Language communication skills of chauffeur guides of Walkers Tours (WTL) and Whittal Boustead Travel (WBTL) and safari jeep drivers of Yala sourced through Cinnamon Nature Trails.

Carmeline Jayasuriya, Head of Operations, John Keells Foundation, Nalaka Amaratunga, CEO, Destination Management Sector, John Keells Group and Wathsala Dissanayake, Manager, Gateway Language Centre, addressed the gathering on the objective and importance of this programme.