| (1) The general objects of the Institute shall be-
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| (a) to provide, by itself or in association with other institutions in Sri Lanka or abroad, training facilities and programmes relating to plantation management to all categories of employees working in the plantations ; | | |
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| (b) to provide regular refresher and orientation courses in Plantation Management to employees in service ; | | |
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| (c) to offer training in Plantation Management to personnel working in the plantations both in the public sector as well as in the private sector; | | |
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| (d) to provide Diploma Courses in association with the Tea Research Institute, the Rubber Research Institute, the Coconut Research Institute and other related institutions and to award Diplomas where appropriate; | | |
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| (e) to sponsor and hold seminars, workshops and conferences and publish journals and magazines in connection with plantation management and development ; and | | |
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| (f) to carry out research into areas of plantation management and labour relations that are not already provided for in other similar institutions. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts