Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine January Issue 2019 | Page 46

RESOURCE HUB - 2018
< < Intertek to develop
skilled manpower in
Bangladesh RMG sector
<< Supporting
the industry
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Technology suppliers,
solution providers,
accessory makers join
hands with the industry to
beat the challenges and help
it to keep growing
Success and failure of any industry is as
much a result of its efforts as it is of the
supporting sectors, and for the Bangladesh
readymade garment industry – which
have had to negotiate a challenging year
that 2018 has been and yet came out
unscathed – the role and importance of the
support systems was even more crucial, be
it the accessory makers, solution providers
or technology suppliers. Everyone chipped
in their bit to make sure that no matter
whatever the challenges, the growth
and development of the industry went
on unabated. If some collaborated to
increase better penetration and services,
others came up with new interventions and
offerings and set up offices in the country
for efficient client servicing and propelled
growth. A few put in their efforts directly
to enhance and improve the competence
of the workforce – the ones who matter
the most to the industry. The following
are a handpicked few, without mentioning
whose efforts, the special recap issue of
AOB will remain incomplete.
July 2018

Intertek, a total quality assurance provider to industries
worldwide, has teamed up with the Bangladesh Garment
Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), to
increase the level of skilled workforce in the country’s
garment manufacturing industry via its training courses.
The fifth set of training courses will be provided by Intertek
under Skills for Employment Investment Programme (SEIP)
of the Government of Bangladesh that aims to create
future leaders of the garment industry who will contribute
significantly to the economic growth of Bangladesh.
Under the training programme, Intertek, in association
with BGMEA, will offer both classroom training and
practical skilling as well on the shopfloor, to create
practical awareness of quality assurance testing in the
textile and garment manufacturing sector… With this latest
collaboration in Bangladesh, the company will allow the
country’s industry to create a pool of skilled labourers and
to again move in the direction to reclaim its second spot
in the global export industry with quality products.
46 Apparel Online Bangladesh | January 2019 | www.apparelresources.com
<< Sandeep Das
Country Managing Director,
Intertek Bangladesh
“By supporting the
SEIP project, we
are strengthening
the Bangladeshi
garment and tex-
tile workforce and
supporting a new
generation of lead-
ers for this sector
and our country.”