A one-stop centre of excellence meant for upgrading both labour and product standards of the country’s apparel industry gets off to a formal start today (Tuesday). Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has set up the Centre of Excellence for Bangladesh Apparel Industries (CEBAI). Industry leaders said it is conceived as a one-stop service centre where all skill solutions through skills- and needs-based training will be provided for the stakeholders. “The CEBAI will ensure professional research-based development that has become a prerequisite for planned growth and sustenance. In other way, it would develop a robust network base for the industry,” BGMEA president Md Atiqul Islam told the FE about their initiative for further enhancing the quality of the industry’s world-standard apparel products. He said Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed would formally launce the centre today (Tuesday) at a city hotel. The chief of the apex chamber of the main export sector said the Centre of Excellence will facilitate enhanced employer engagement in training, which increases the training capacities of TTCs, TSCs, NGOs and enterprises. He said, “The CEBAI will help meet the need for skilled workforce in the garment sector by way of offering training focused on skills in areas where demand is strongest in the industry.” Mr Islam hopes training workers to standards recognized internationally will help employees of RMG sector to earn higher wages. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the CEBAI during a ceremony held at the Dhaka apparel summit at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the city last December.
Source: https://thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2015/04/21/89633/print
