AI training for IT and BPO companies in Sri Lanka
Square1 Ai trains IT services and BPO teams in Sri Lanka to deliver with AI: engineers, delivery managers, product support and contact-centre staff. Live online on Zoom from LKR 22,500 a person, or in your offices from LKR 150,000 a day for up to 20 people, with exercises built on your own delivery work.
One published price for every team, no team discount. Plus tax where it applies.
AI is changing what Sri Lankan IT and BPO firms sell.
When AI cuts the hours a piece of work takes, the work, the estimate and the contract all change. The training starts with the roles that feel it first.
Designing and reviewing, not only writing code
Colombo-founded WSO2 launched Devant in March 2025, an AI platform that builds integrations and AI agents with low-code and pro-code tools. Engineers spend more of the week on design, review and testing of what the tools produce.
Estimating work that AI shortens
In August 2026 the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy asked the industry what happens to firms that sell hours when AI removes a third of them. Managers learn what AI can and cannot do before they scope and quote the work.
Supporting AI features in client systems
IFS runs 80% of its worldwide product support from Sri Lanka and ships AI features in its product. Support teams need to diagnose problems in AI features, and to use AI to diagnose faster.
Moving from routine work to judgement
World Bank findings, reported by ACCA in December 2025, put Sri Lanka’s workforce at high exposure to AI-driven change, with routine digital work expected to shrink. Agents learn to work with AI assistance and take the cases that need a person.
Your clients’ data, and the new data law
There is no sector regulator for IT and BPO, but the work you do for clients now meets Sri Lanka’s data law, and every client contract has its own AI terms.
- The Personal Data Protection Act No. 9 of 2022: its rules for controllers and processors take effect on 1 January 2027
- Each client’s own AI and data terms decide which tools your teams may use on that client’s work
- Exercises run on your own delivery work, inside the tools and accounts your contracts allow
Four ways to train a team in Sri Lanka.
One published price each, in rupees, for every company in Sri Lanka. Start with live online seats, bring an instructor into the office, or build an AI workflow with us.
Live online
LKR 22,500a person, team of five or moreLive courses on Zoom in AI, cyber security, no-code automation and more. An instructor teaches; Nova grades every exercise and project.
Live on Zoom on Sri Lanka time, from any office or home.
In person
LKR 150,000a day, up to 20 peopleAn instructor in your offices for a day or a series, hands-on with your team’s own work.
In your offices in Sri Lanka, at the day rate.
Sprint
LKR 750,000fixed price, four weeksWe pick the workflow worth building first and build it with your people while we teach them. It ends with a pilot and a 30-question test.
Built with your team inside your own accounts, a teach session every week.
Train + build
LKR 2,250,000fixed price, twelve weeksWe train your team and build the workflows, automations and AI features your business runs on, alongside them.
Training online or in your offices in Sri Lanka, building alongside your team.
After Train + build, the optional Grow plan is LKR 375,000 a month. A Sprint’s fee counts toward Train + build if you continue within 30 days.
In your offices, or live online on Sri Lanka time.
In-person training in Sri Lanka is at the day rate, with no travel added. Live online sessions are booked in your working hours, and Sri Lanka keeps one clock all year.
In person in Sri Lanka
An instructor comes to your offices with the training built around your team’s own work, as one day or a series of days. Between days the team keeps learning on the platform, with Nova grading every exercise.
- Up to 20 people a day, at LKR 150,000 a day
- Hands-on with the tools your team already pays for
- The readiness test before, and the Team Impact Report after
| City | Clock | At 10:00 AM in Colombo |
|---|---|---|
| ColomboSri Lanka Standard Time | UTC+5:30, no daylight saving | 10:00 AM |
| Chennai, Bengaluru, MumbaiIndia Standard Time | UTC+5:30 | 10:00 AM |
| DubaiGulf Standard Time | UTC+4 | 8:30 AM |
| SingaporeSingapore Time | UTC+8 | 12:30 PM |
| SydneyDaylight time until 4 Apr 2027 | UTC+11 (AEDT) | 3:30 PM |
Sri Lanka Standard Time is UTC+5:30 with no daylight saving, so a session never moves. Sydney is on daylight time (AEDT) until 4 April 2027; India, Dubai and Singapore do not change their clocks.
AI training in Sri Lanka, compared.
Five programmes from Sri Lankan providers, as each publishes them. Most are open courses for individuals; NobleProg and IIT also train company teams.
| Programme | Length | How it is taught | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate Program in AI for the Modern Business AnalystSLIIT Professional Programmes · starts 25 Oct 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 32 hours, Sunday mornings | Online, an open course for individuals | LKR 36,900 |
| Training Programme on AI for ProfessionalsUniversity of Moratuwa, Faculty of IT · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 6 days of 4 hours | Live online, an open course for individuals | LKR 45,000 + LKR 3,000 to apply |
| AI Business Foundation ProgramAPIDM · next intake November 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 6 weeks, Saturday mornings | Live online plus self-paced, for individuals | LKR 60,000 (LKR 55,000 offer) |
| Generative AI and Prompt Engineering for Corporate ProfessionalsNobleProg Sri Lanka · next 31 Oct 2026 · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 8 hours | Live online or on site; corporate bookings by enquiry | LKR 168,661 a participant (LKR 128,000 offer) |
| Generative AI WorkshopInformatics Institute of Technology · checked 19 Oct 2026 | 4 weeks, Saturday mornings | Hybrid, for individuals and corporate teams | Not published |
| Live online or in personSquare1 Ai · the prices on this page | Per course, or a day on site | Live on Zoom or in your offices, every exercise graded by Nova | LKR 22,500 a person · LKR 150,000 a day |
Fees exactly as each provider publishes them, read on their own sites on 19 October 2026; offers and intakes change, so check before you book. A fee per person and a fee per group are not the same thing: ask each provider how many people a fee covers.
Four ways Sri Lankan companies train a team in AI.
Each one fits a different need. Most companies end up mixing two.
- Route 1
Open courses at a university or institute
Fits when a few people need a certificate from a name your sector knows, such as SLIIT or the University of Moratuwa.
Watch for weekend schedules, one person at a time, and courses built for individuals rather than your team’s work.
- Route 2
A corporate trainer for a day
Fits when you want one hands-on workshop, online or on site in Colombo.
Watch for what happens after the day: most workshops leave no graded record of who can now do what.
- Route 3
Vendor courses for the tools you already use
Fits when your company is standardising on Microsoft 365 Copilot, Google Gemini or AWS and wants people trained on that tool.
Watch for a vendor course teaches the tool, not your workflow; non-technical teams usually need both.
- Route 4
A team trained and measured together (Square1 Ai)
Fits when you want every person placed by a test, taught live, graded on real work and measured again at week 12.
Watch for it takes a few hours a week from each person, and the results depend on them doing the work.
AI training for IT and BPO companies in Sri Lanka: your questions.
How much does AI training cost for an IT or BPO team in Sri Lanka?
Live online courses are LKR 22,500 a person for a team of five or more, and in-person training is LKR 150,000 a day for up to 20 people. A four-week Sprint that builds one AI workflow with your team is LKR 750,000, and twelve weeks of Train + build is LKR 2,250,000. One published price for every company, plus tax where it applies.
Which teams should train first?
The ones whose hours AI changes first: engineers and QA, the delivery managers who price the work, product support, and contact-centre agents. The readiness test places each person, so an engineer and a team leader do not sit the same course.
Can you train engineers and non-technical staff in the same company?
Yes. Engineers take the build courses, such as AI agents and integration, and everyone else takes AI at work and no-code automation. Both are live online with an instructor, graded by Nova, at LKR 22,500 a person.
Does the data protection law apply to work we do for clients?
The Act’s Part III, on controllers and processors, takes effect on 1 January 2027. Whether it covers a given client contract is a question for your counsel. The training covers how AI tools handle personal data, so your teams can follow whatever applies.
Can you train our staff in our offices?
In-person training in Sri Lanka is LKR 150,000 a day for up to 20 people, with no travel added, as one day or a series of days. Live online sessions run on Sri Lanka time, which never changes its clocks.
What does a Sprint build for an IT or BPO firm?
One workflow your team picks, built with your people inside your own accounts over four weeks: for example triaging support tickets, drafting test cases from requirements, or scoring call quality against your own checklist. It ends with a pilot and a 30-question test, and the fee of LKR 750,000 counts toward Train + build if you continue within 30 days.
Why train an IT or BPO team in AI now?
Because clients are asking what AI does to the price. The government’s 2030 roadmap targets US$5 bn in digital exports, and in August 2026 the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy warned that AI is reshaping the export model. A team that already works with AI can answer the client.
Train your delivery teams in AI, measured from week one.
Tell us which teams and how many people. The founder replies with the offering that fits, and dates for live online or a day in your offices.