Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is going to launch the first-ever Skills Olympic in Pakistan next week in Lahore and Karachi for auto-parts manufacturing Industry.
SMEDA chief executive officer Sher Ayub Khan revealed this here Tuesday. SMEDA and JICA had been executing a 4-year comprehensive programme for enhancing manufacturing capabilities, quality production and localization share of auto parts in Pakistan. Through this program, Japanese way of improving productivity and quality has been introduced in over 50 auto parts manufacturing concerns under the guidance of 5 Japanese experts since August 2015, he said.
With a view to further bolster workers' skill levels and create sense of attaining highest skill standards, first Skills Olympic is planned in 11 diverse skills including welding, painting, cutting & machining, surface finish, parts inspection, fork lifter driving, he said and added that the events are being organized both at Lahore and Karachi on March 2nd, 2019 and March 9th, 2019 respectively wherein over 250 workers would be competing amongst each other to prove their pre-eminence in respective skills.
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