Skill and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development of any country. They have become even more important given the increasing pace of globalisation and technological advancement that is taking place in the world, said Mian Iqbal Hassan, President of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), while delivering his speech at the concluding session of a two-day workshop jointly organised by the Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC), Asian Competitiveness Institute (ACI) and MCCI.
He said that efficient and good managers play a role for the progress and prosperity of their institution. He said that managers with higher levels of skills adjust more effectively to challenges and opportunities of globalisation. Renowned facilitator and trainer Hassan Haider said PITAC provides short-term intensive training courses in different fields and disciplines, these are designed such that the supply side responses are perpetually in sync with the demand side impulses both from domestic engineering environments as well as international markets. Thus PITAC courses are relevant and in tune with demands of the marketplace and our approach is one of the practical on the job training and usage of the latest machinery and software.
Speakers introduced the Asian Competitiveness Institute (ACI) which is managed by experts with strong management and human resource development background and rich experience in consultation, training, auditing and other business excellence practices. The ACI is the only institute in Pakistan recognised as training and consulting body by Australian Center for Education & Training, Melbourne, London Academy of Quality & Productivity (LAQP), UK, Direct Assessment Services (DAS) of UK in respect of quality management and lead auditor courses. "We have an excellent team of consultants and trainers who specialise in the fields of quality management/business process re-engineering, lean management system, Japanese management systems, process-mapping, value stream mapping (VSM), benchmarking, QMS, EMS, OHSAS, TQM, TPM, balanced scorecard and six sigma. We specialize in developing the knowledge & skills of individuals in the fields of business management and quality management, assisting them and their organisations, to reach supreme heights of excellence. The ACI facilitator said that "we believe having employees capacity building on regular basis will result in quality customer service, high levels of productivity, innovative ideas, high retention and increased profits".
The Asian Competitiveness Institute (ACI) do work as a partner to help you accomplish these goals by truly understanding your business. Mian Alamgir Jamil, MCCI Senior Vice President, Mirza Ali Ahmed Vice President and Khurram Javed Secretary also spoke. Later certificates were distributed among the participants.