The Centre for Innovation, Efficiency and OSH will work to enhance the knowledge of future production leaders of the country. It also aims to increase efficiency of a manufacturing plant in the field of industrial engineering and resource efficiency coupled with occupational health and safety, BGMEA said on its website.
The centre will arrange vocational and on the job training for graduates of industrial and production planning engineering and textile engineering from different universities of the country.
The centre aims to "build capacity of the industry to achieve the level of excellence in the area of product particularly through the use of disruptive technologies like 3D designing and virtual prototyping, which is the need of the hour. This will support the industry for further optimising cost and lead time to a significant extent," BGMEA said.
With a goal to transform local heritage into high-end fashion pieces with global appeal, a pilot programme will be launched through the centre under the supervision of a renowned fashion designer. The ultimate objective will be to create a brand story to redefine what it means to purchase from Bangladesh and increase digital presence on social media platforms. The initiative will endeavour to build capacity of the mid-level management as well as workforce of the factories in the relevant field.
The MoU was signed by BGMEA president Faruque Hassan and Md. Hafizur Rahman, Project Director, Export Diversification and Competitiveness Development Project (Tier-II) and DG, WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)