A two-day workshop focusing on enhancing the manufacturing process of the Ethiopian metal industry was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop is organized by International Chamber of Commerce Czech Republic in collaboration with Aid for Trade Project of the Czech government.

ICC Czech Republic is also planning to offer training of trainers (ToT) in Czech Republic for a team of experts drawn from the Ethiopian metal industry.

“The business cooperation we enjoy could be witnessed by the practical knowledge transfer in industrial sites as well as technical and vocational schools,” said Chamber Deputy President and Development Project Director Dr. Jana Chvalkovska.

Chvalkovska said the training is intended to enable the workers acquire know-how and exposure to the complicated process of manufacturing of standardized metal products.

Girma Alemu, Marketing Director with the Metal Industry Development Institute said, the cooperation is essential to adapt better technological application in the metal processing. Much could be learned from Czech Republic for it is highly advanced in producing and supplying quality metal products to the world market, Girma added.

Source: Ethiopian Press Agency