{"id":14880,"date":"2021-09-27T20:49:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T00:49:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/?page_id=14880"},"modified":"2023-03-03T00:36:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T04:36:25","slug":"nqp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/nqp\/","title":{"rendered":"National Quality Policy 2018 \u2013 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row bg_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1633026513448{margin-top: -15% !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background: #f7f7f7 url(https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nqp_grey_bg-01-01.png?id=14903) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539053244620{margin-top: 16% !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 7.5% !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 35px; line-height: 10px; text-align: center; text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">National Quality Policy 2018-2030<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 1px; color: #ffffff; text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tel: (868) 662-8827 Ext. 2532 or 2530| Fax: (868) 663-4335<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1px; text-shadow: 2px 2px 2px #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>NQI@ttbs.org.tt\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632775209746{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632787815767{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 5% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 5% !important;}&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14904 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NQI-Logo-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NQI-Logo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NQI-Logo-1000x500.png 1000w, https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NQI-Logo-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NQI-Logo-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/NQI-Logo.png 1065w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; text-align: center;\"><strong>What is the National Quality Policy?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 15px; text-align: center;\">The National Quality Policy (NQP) is the basic government instrument that sets out the objectives and strategies of Trinidad and Tobago regarding the development and use of the Quality Infra-structure in relation to its economic and societal needs and the building of a quality culture. Internationally, the quality infrastructure is recognized as a critical support mechanism for social progress and economic development, enabling the participation of developing countries in international trade.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1504633323606{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wwQre0thOTI&#8221; align=&#8221;right&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1633024538589{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px 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Policy?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The National Quality Policy will enhance Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s ability to penetrate world markets with products and services of high quality and, as a result, place the country in the global economic arena as a respected and highly valued trading partner and beneficiary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn impactBtn\" style=\"margin: 8px 5px 8px;\" href=\"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/NQP-Quality-Matters-brochure.pdf\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632790416656{margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; 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style=\"color: #ffffff; text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #000000; font-size: 14px;\">The main policy documents for the NQP<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;\"><a class=\"clearBtn\" style=\"margin: 5px 5px 5px;\" href=\"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/National-Quality-Policy-Trinidad-Tobago-2018-2030.pdf\">DOWNLOAD POLICY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539297281069{padding-top: 2% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #000000; line-height: 5px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>News &amp;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row-fluid portfolio-columns-4 posts-grid \" style=\"clear: both;\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"portfolio-wrapper isotope no-transition\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-18225\" class=\"portfolio-item isotope-item  post-18225 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css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1633026513448{margin-top: -15% !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background: #f7f7f7 url(https:\/\/gottbs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nqp_grey_bg-01-01.png?id=14903) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1539053244620{margin-top: 16% !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 7.5% !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;] National Quality Policy 2018-2030 Tel: (868) 662-8827 Ext. 2532 or 2530| Fax: (868) 663-4335 NQI@ttbs.org.tt\u00a0 [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1632775209746{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; 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The National Quality Policy (NQP) is the basic government instrument that sets out the objectives and strategies of Trinidad and Tobago regarding the development and use of the Quality Infra-structure in relation to its economic and societal needs and the building of a quality culture. Internationally, the quality infrastructure is recognized as a critical support mechanism for social progress and economic development, enabling the participation of developing countries in international trade. 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