Praveen Mahendran
Regional Director – Sri Lanka & Maldives at ABE- Claim this Profile
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Tamil Native or bilingual proficiency
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Sinhalese Limited working proficiency
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English Full professional proficiency
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SUREN ..
We have been working together for more than 3 years at ABE and he helped me updated with the regional business approaches. His hold great integrity and he is easily adjustable to a given situation. His ability to go out of his way to help others has made him stand out. Thanks a lot, man!
Sanju Dissanayake
It’s my pleasure and honor to working with Praveen and he is providing excellent support to IUHS Campus in many ways as the country manager- ABE-UK in Sri Lanka. He is very professional and his tremendous interpersonal and communication skills have allowed him to develop good stakeholder relationships with his ABE-UK teaching partners. Praveen’s years of experience in the business development field have helped him to enhance the brand image of ABE-UK in Sri Lanka and he has participated in IUHS campus career guidance events to share his knowledge and help the students to focus on their higher education goals. Wishing him all the very best to achieve many more goals in his professional journey.
SUREN ..
We have been working together for more than 3 years at ABE and he helped me updated with the regional business approaches. His hold great integrity and he is easily adjustable to a given situation. His ability to go out of his way to help others has made him stand out. Thanks a lot, man!
Sanju Dissanayake
It’s my pleasure and honor to working with Praveen and he is providing excellent support to IUHS Campus in many ways as the country manager- ABE-UK in Sri Lanka. He is very professional and his tremendous interpersonal and communication skills have allowed him to develop good stakeholder relationships with his ABE-UK teaching partners. Praveen’s years of experience in the business development field have helped him to enhance the brand image of ABE-UK in Sri Lanka and he has participated in IUHS campus career guidance events to share his knowledge and help the students to focus on their higher education goals. Wishing him all the very best to achieve many more goals in his professional journey.
SUREN ..
We have been working together for more than 3 years at ABE and he helped me updated with the regional business approaches. His hold great integrity and he is easily adjustable to a given situation. His ability to go out of his way to help others has made him stand out. Thanks a lot, man!
Sanju Dissanayake
It’s my pleasure and honor to working with Praveen and he is providing excellent support to IUHS Campus in many ways as the country manager- ABE-UK in Sri Lanka. He is very professional and his tremendous interpersonal and communication skills have allowed him to develop good stakeholder relationships with his ABE-UK teaching partners. Praveen’s years of experience in the business development field have helped him to enhance the brand image of ABE-UK in Sri Lanka and he has participated in IUHS campus career guidance events to share his knowledge and help the students to focus on their higher education goals. Wishing him all the very best to achieve many more goals in his professional journey.
SUREN ..
We have been working together for more than 3 years at ABE and he helped me updated with the regional business approaches. His hold great integrity and he is easily adjustable to a given situation. His ability to go out of his way to help others has made him stand out. Thanks a lot, man!
Sanju Dissanayake
It’s my pleasure and honor to working with Praveen and he is providing excellent support to IUHS Campus in many ways as the country manager- ABE-UK in Sri Lanka. He is very professional and his tremendous interpersonal and communication skills have allowed him to develop good stakeholder relationships with his ABE-UK teaching partners. Praveen’s years of experience in the business development field have helped him to enhance the brand image of ABE-UK in Sri Lanka and he has participated in IUHS campus career guidance events to share his knowledge and help the students to focus on their higher education goals. Wishing him all the very best to achieve many more goals in his professional journey.
Experience
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ABE
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regional Director – Sri Lanka & Maldives
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Feb 2022 - Present
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Country Manager
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Oct 2017 - Present
Build a strong working relationship with ABE colleagues, ABE centres (universities and colleges), and potential centres, ABE Members and Alumni, regulatory bodies and all other key stakeholders.To successfully lead and deliver on the sales and marketing strategy for Sri Lanka, driving the growth of ABE by increasing new student registrations and recruiting new centres and tuition providers (universities and colleges).Develop relationships with key corporates to identify and deliver in-company short course opportunities, in line with your country specific targets. Directed by the Director of Business & Product Development (abe UK)
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Colombo Institute of Research and Psychology (CIRP )
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Sri Lanka
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Center Manager
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Nov 2016 - Jun 2017
Representing the senior level of the organization in tactical decision making to bring about a change for overall strategic aspects of the centre as the Head of the Centre. The scope of work covered involving in sales and marketing processes, product development, market development, process re-engineering, designing and delivering innovative promotional campaigns, recruitment of staff, training staff based on skill audits, grooming learners with better code of conduct. Directed by the Director of Colombo Institute of Research and Psychology for strategic aspects within the Centre.
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London Metropolitan University
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Lecturer
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Feb 2014 - Feb 2017
ESOFT- London Metropolitan University (Partnership) BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering Top-Up (London Met – UK) BSc(Hons) in Computing Top-Up (London Met – UK) CS6004 - Application Development FC6P01 - Project (Supervision) ESOFT- London Metropolitan University (Partnership) BEng (Hons) in Software Engineering Top-Up (London Met – UK) BSc(Hons) in Computing Top-Up (London Met – UK) CS6004 - Application Development FC6P01 - Project (Supervision)
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ESOFT Metro Campus
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Sri Lanka
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Education Administration Programs
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400 - 500 Employee
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Deputy Centre Manager
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Feb 2015 - Jul 2016
Represented the senior middle level of the organization in tactical decision making to bring about a change for overall operational aspects of the centre as the Deputy Head of the Centre. The scope of work covered involving in sales and marketing processes, product development, market development, process reengineering, designing and delivering innovative promotional campaigns, recruitment of staff, training staff based on skill audits, grooming learners with better code of conduct. Pearson BTEC Edexcel HND Diplomas Level 4 & 5, British Top up Degrees offered by London Metropolitan University –UK, Overlook the overall product operational aspects of Undergraduate Programmes (Pearson HNDs and British Top Up degrees)Directed by the General Manager / the CEO of ESOFT Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd for Operational aspects within the Centre.
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Manager - IS & Computing
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Sep 2012 - Jan 2015
• The scope of work covered managing sales and marketing processes of Pearson Edexcel BTEC HNDs and British Top Up degrees, Pearson Edexcel BTEC HNDs product / market development, process reengineering to establish best practices for BTEC Edexcel HND (level 4 & 5), designing and delivering innovative promotional campaigns, supporting the staff recruitment process/ trainers, training staff based on skill audits, grooming learners with better code of conduct. Liaised with the foreign delegates represented different universities at Boards of Studies, Boards of Examinations, External Examination processes and in Course Validation Processes conducted by QAA –UK, ISO audits, TVEC Audits.
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Distance Learning Courses Limited
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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External Trainer and Facilitator
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Jan 2012 - Sep 2012
ICT Training Seminar - Ministry of Youth and Skills Development Sri Lanka employees (Received an outstanding learner feedback for the training session) ICT Training Seminar - Samurdhi officers in Sri Lanka (Received an outstanding learner feedback for the training session) Curriculum Reviewer for National ICT (World Skills Competition) - TVEC, Ministry of Youth and Skills Development Sri Lanka ICT Training Seminar - Ministry of Youth and Skills Development Sri Lanka employees (Received an outstanding learner feedback for the training session) ICT Training Seminar - Samurdhi officers in Sri Lanka (Received an outstanding learner feedback for the training session) Curriculum Reviewer for National ICT (World Skills Competition) - TVEC, Ministry of Youth and Skills Development Sri Lanka
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ICBT Campus
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Sri Lanka
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Lecturer - Computing and Systems Development
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May 2009 - Sep 2012
Conducting lectures for Undergraduate students. Conducting lectures for Undergraduate students.
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Education
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2013 - 2014
The University of Wolverhampton
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration, Management and Operations -
2007 - 2010
Middlesex University
Bachelor of Science (BSc.) (Honours), Information Technology -
2007 - 2008
British College of Applied Studies (BCAS) -Sri Lanka
University Foundation Programme, Computing -
1995 - 2005
St/Michaels College
Advanced Level, Bio Science
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