AMCHAM NEWS
Wabtec MZT Transfers
Knowledge to Local Companies
AmCham Patron member, Wabtec
MZT, welcomed a number of small to
medium company owners to tour its
Skopje factory and to offer free training
opportunities on topics such as total
quality management. Wabtec’s HR
Director, Ivana Dojcinovska- Stojanovic
explained the initiative this way,
One of the big advantages to having
a company like Wabtec operating
in Macedonia is that an innovative,
competitive, global player is actively
engaged with local suppliers and has a
vested interest in local SMEs’ development
and improvement. It’s important to
point out that this is not a ‘zero cost’
activity; company staff and resources
are invested to make knowledge
transfer to SMEs and students
possible. Wabtec MZT is willing to
invest in these activities because it is in
the company’s own interest to upgrade
more local suppliers to be able to
meet its product and service needs
locally. The same is true for increasing
the pool of qualified labor coming out
of local high schools and universities. While these efforts
don’t always translate into tangible return on investment for
Wabtec MZT, the company believes that it must do all it can
to advance skills and quality in its sector in any way it can.
The effort is well-aligned with AmCham Macedonia’s
ongoing efforts to promote cooperation and knowledge
transfer between foreign investors and the local
business community and could be expanded to include a
number of companies, sectors and topics.
AmCham would like to recognize CEED Macedonia
for their help spreading the word among their SME
members about this first visit!
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