Albert A. Page Institute
As a Company which provides employment to a large number of rural youths, Cargills believes we are dutybound to upskill our team and make them leaders in the food industry. Over 75% of the Cargills team is below 35. In 2006, we established the Albert A. Page Institute (AAPI), the internal training academy of the Group with a view to training Sri Lankan youth in the food business and exposing them to local and global opportunities. The institute provides theoretical and practical experience to team members, who are able to access training programs, certificates, and courses with affiliations to international institutes.
Albert A. Page Institute of Food Business (AAPI)
The Albert A. Page Institute (AAPI) was established in 2006 to help realize the full potential of rural youth who were under-employed or unemployed due to lack of access to professional training and qualifications. Functioning as a non-profit independent entity, the AAPI introduced vocational training and professional development to Cargills team members, awarding qualifications and obtaining local and international accreditations to enable rural youth to explore better career prospects.
Digital Learning
To meet the requirements of the modern day, we launched the Cargills AAPI eLearning Platform providing team members with accessibility to digitized course content, with practical sessions conducted at relevant retail outlets and manufacturing plants, resulting in cost and time efficiencies. Beyond training, the digital learning platform has also been proposed to encourage communication between team members in the form of an interactive intranet where employees can share ideas, network, stay updated on company events and create a sense of community.
