We’re a practical training academy on a mission to turn Sri Lanka’s brightest engineering talent into the industry-ready professionals the world is looking for.
Why a recruiting consultancy decided to start an engineering academy.
We came to this from the recruiting side of the table.
For years, our team has been deep in Sri Lanka’s engineering market, placing graduates into roles, mentoring early-career engineers, and consulting with employers across automation, manufacturing, and industrial services. Two patterns came up over and over.
The first: Sri Lankan engineering talent is world-class. The fundamentals, the work ethic, the ability to learn fast under pressure. All of it.
The second: too much of that talent never makes it onto a factory floor that matches its potential. The gap isn’t intelligence or qualifications. It’s the bridge between what universities teach and what global employers actually need from a hireable engineer on day one.
SkilledSearch Academy is our answer to that gap. We built the academy to take the talent we already see every day, pair it with practical, industry-led training, and graduate engineers who can compete anywhere: in Colombo, in the Gulf, in Europe, wherever there’s a control panel and a problem to solve.
We’re working toward a future where “Sri Lankan engineer” is shorthand for ready, capable, and competitive in any factory, control room, or automation team in the world.
We deliver cohort-based, mentor-led training in industrial automation and engineering, built around real projects, real industry partners, and outcomes we can measure.
In-house engineers with deep roots in Sri Lankan industry and a track record of building hands-on talent.
In-House Engineer
Mechatronics & automation engineer with 8+ years bridging traditional industrial hardware and Industry 4.0. Anjana has designed and optimised industrial control systems at Ceylon Cold Stores and Divor Automations: large-scale chilling plants, pneumatic lines, and embedded hardware for the textile industry.
Core stack: PLC programming and motion control with Siemens, Schneider and Xinje (IEC 61131-3). He runs technical workshops for engineers and undergraduates at organisations like Omega Line and CINEC Campus, and is currently reading an MSc in IT at the University of Colombo School of Computing, focused on time-series databases and predictive maintenance for industrial environments.
Project Manager
A results-driven project manager with over a decade of experience delivering high-value commercial, hospitality, and port-related engineering projects. Sachith has successfully managed projects exceeding USD 10 million, overseeing the full project lifecycle from planning through execution and handover.
His portfolio includes collaborations with leading industry stakeholders such as the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), South Asia Gateway Terminals (SAGT), and China Harbour Engineering Corporation. With a strong foundation in engineering and project management, he brings a practical, detail-oriented approach to complex developments, ensuring quality, efficiency, and timely delivery.