The Diploma Awarding ceremony of Diploma in People Skills (DPS) and Diploma in Enterprise Resource Planning (DERP) offered by Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, University of Kelaniya was held on 09^th of September, 2020.

DERP and DPS are offered to the undergraduates of the Department of Marketing Management parallel to the degree program. Prime objective of this innovative initiation is to make the graduates readily employable in the right employment. Specifically, DPS aims at inculcating the right attitude in undergraduates and Nestle Lanka PLC and Unilever Sri Lanka are the main strategic partners in this program. DERP is a result of the SAP University Alliance Partnership of the Department of Marketing Management which aims at developing IT skills of the undergraduates and attune Consulting is the main delivery partner.

Senior Lecturer Dr. P.N.D. Fernando, Dean- Faculty of Commerce & Management Studies, Senior Lecturer Dr. Ravi Dissanayake, Head- Department of Marketing Management, Senior Lecturer Dr. K.K. Thilakasiri, Head- Department of Accountancy, Senior Lecturer Dr. Nadeera Janadaree, Head- Department of Human Resource Management, Senior Lecturer Dr. Ruwan Abeysekara, Head- Department of Finance, Senior Lecturer  S. Uditha Bandara, Coordinator- Diploma in People Skills, Senior Lecturer Shanika Wijenayake, Coordinator- Diploma in Enterprise Resource Planning, other academic staff members of Department of Marketing Management, Mr. Fabrice Cavallin, Managing Director- Nestle Lanka PLC & Mr. Deepal Kanchana, Director (Operations)- Global Development Centre of Attune Consulting, members of the external resource panel, non-academic staff members & diploma holders attended the event. In the ceremony, the strategic partners and the resource panel of both diplomas were recognized for their generous contribution in uplifting the quality of undergraduates.