The Department of Human Resource Management is the national arm that has pioneered HRM education in Sri Lanka with notable landmarks since its inception in 1995. Some of these landmarks are introducing the Bachelor of Business Management (Human Resource Management) degree in 1995; initiating the nation’s first postgraduate diploma in HRM and Master of Human Resource Management degree programmes in 2005 and 2010 respectively. Further, the department has contributed to the development of the HRM profession by offering a Bachelor of Business Management, General (External) Degree Programme for external students which commenced in 1999, and a Higher Diploma in HRM established in 2015. The department also launched the first HRM journal in 2004, while providing leadership for many innovative events. Further, the Department enrolls students to pursue PhD degrees under the supervision of senior academics of the department.