{"id":14952,"date":"2021-09-28T11:19:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T15:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/?p=14952"},"modified":"2021-09-30T14:15:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T18:15:30","slug":"building-a-quality-culture-in-trinidad-tobago-implementation-of-the-national-quality-policy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gottbs.com\/2021\/09\/28\/building-a-quality-culture-in-trinidad-tobago-implementation-of-the-national-quality-policy-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Building A Quality Culture In Trinidad & Tobago \u2013 Implementation Of The National Quality Policy Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

EPA & CSME Standby Facility for Capacity Building<\/p>\n

A <\/strong>EUR198,000 project to increase competitiveness by creating a culture of quality and improving the standards of goods and services produced in Trinidad and Tobago <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) through the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), with support from the European Union and Caribbean Development Bank, is implementing a EUR198,000 project to aid businesses and consumers in adopting a more focused approach to quality and standards adoption and enable a shift to a quality culture in industry. The Building a Quality Culture in Trinidad and Tobago \u2013 Implementation of the National Quality Policy Project will address challenges and gaps in awareness by consumers, the private sector, public agencies and civil society related to standards and quality and its importance in building business competitiveness and creating economic and employment opportunities. Firms which comply with global standards which are promoted by the TTBS have easier entry into markets and therefore the potential to earn more. The focus on quality will inadvertently lead to increased standards of commodities and processes used in production and the entrenching of quality related actions throughout the economy.\u00a0 Once businesses conform to the international standards there will be greater access to markets and increased opportunity economically and otherwise.<\/p>\n

The project supports Trinidad and Tobago\u2019s National Quality Policy (NQP<\/a>)<\/span>, which is being implemented by the MTI and the TTBS.\u00a0 The NQP is intended to contribute to higher levels of productivity, innovation, competitiveness and consumer health and environmental protection, over the next twelve (12) years.<\/p>\n

This project focuses on three sectors namely – (i) food and beverage manufacturing, (ii) business and professional and ICT services and (iii) agriculture and agro-processing.\u00a0 During implementation, a public awareness and sensitisation programme, a quality intelligence programme and a continuous learning and improvement programme will be developed and implemented.<\/p>\n

Project Benefits <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Successful implementation will allow for greater focus on quality, which will inevitably lead to an increase in the quality of goods, services, processes and practices used in production. It will also serve to systematically entrench quality related actions throughout the economy.\u00a0 Once organisations conform to international standards and other quality related practices there will be greater access to markets and increased economic opportunities.<\/p>\n

This project, which commenced in September 2021, will provide a wide range of improvements including:<\/p>\n